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Teaches how to distinguish between correct and incorrect analogies, such as "mouth is related to eat as teeth are related to chew" (correct) versus "mouth is related to eat as stomach is related to liver" (incorrect).
The mind-stretching puzzles in [these books] help students become fluent, flexible problem solvers who can generate different solutions and different ways to find solutions. Students start with given criteria, determine possible solutions, evaluate them, and then eliminate possibilities before determining a final solution. The puzzles are perfect for school, home, and travel. They are very popular as brain-start, extra credit, sponge, or reward activities. Try one and you'll be hooked! [These books] includes seven engaging verbal and visual skills puzzles: Word Morphs, Codeword Clusters, Secret Word Puzzles, Telephone Code Puzzles, Dooriddles, Shape Puzzles, Line Puzzles. Easy-to-follow directions and answers are included.--Publisher website.
Thinking Skills, second edition, is the only endorsed book offering complete coverage of the Cambridge International AS and A Level syllabus.
Analogies 1 is instructional material. It presents a step-by-step approach to analogy problem-solving that makes mastery of the techniques manageable for students. Strategies include creating "bridge sentences" as a tool for examining analogies, looking out for words with more than one meaning, solving 2-step analogies, and identifying various types of analogies. These techniques are taught in depth in Book 1 and are reviewed in Books 2 and 3. Grades 7-8.
This textbook, for second- or third-year students of computer science, presents insights, notations, and analogies to help them describe and think about algorithms like an expert, without grinding through lots of formal proof. Solutions to many problems are provided to let students check their progress, while class-tested PowerPoint slides are on the web for anyone running the course. By looking at both the big picture and easy step-by-step methods for developing algorithms, the author guides students around the common pitfalls. He stresses paradigms such as loop invariants and recursion to unify a huge range of algorithms into a few meta-algorithms. The book fosters a deeper understanding of how and why each algorithm works. These insights are presented in a careful and clear way, helping students to think abstractly and preparing them for creating their own innovative ways to solve problems.
Easy-to-apply, scientifically-based approaches for engaging students in the classroom Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham focuses his acclaimed research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning. His book will help teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn. It reveals-the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences. Nine, easy-to-understand principles with clear applications for the classroom Includes surprising findings, such as that intelligence is malleable, and that you cannot develop "thinking skills" without facts How an understanding of the brain's workings can help teachers hone their teaching skills "Mr. Willingham's answers apply just as well outside the classroom. Corporate trainers, marketers and, not least, parents -anyone who cares about how we learn-should find his book valuable reading." —Wall Street Journal
