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Thinking skills in the early years: a literature review

Taggart, G. and Ridley, K. (2005) Thinking skills in the early years: a literature review. NFER, Slough, pp73. ISBN 9781905314126

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Abstract/Summary

Since 1999, thinking skills have been included in the National Curriculum alongside ‘key skills’ such as those to do with communication and information and communications technology (ICT). Thinking skills are expected to be developed at all key stages and centre on: information-processing skills, reasoning skills, enquiry skills, creative thinking skills and evaluation skills. This literature review consisted of three phases based on the following research questions: 1. What pedagogical approaches to developing generic thinking skills currently exist for children between the ages of three and seven? 2. What are the generic thinking skills that children are able to demonstrate at this age? 3. What is the relationship between these thinking capabilities and those that the pedagogical approaches aim to develop? The review covered post-2000 literature in the area of thinking skills in the early years. It provides an update of the evidence base upon which thinking skills approaches have been established, suggests areas where more evidence is needed and makes some practical recommendations for researchers, policy makers and practitioners.

Item Type:Book
Refereed:No
Divisions:Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Institute of Education > Language and Literacy in Education
ID Code:15668
Publisher:NFER

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