Learning About Learning
Perspective movies
The skill of thinking - Edward de Bono
The focus of this perspective movie is thinking. Edward de Bono presents the case for teaching the skills of thinking in schools and highlights the some of benefits.
The case for thinking skills - Carol McGuinness
The focus of this perspective movie is thinking skills. Carol McGuinness puts forward the case for developing thinking skills in all learners and highlights the importance of transferring knowledge and understanding to new learning situations.
A framework for thinking - Carol McGuinness
The focus of this perspective movie is thinking skills. Carol McGuinness reflects on the growth of the thinking skills movement in schools and how teachers and support staff can foster different types of thinking in learners.
Types of thinking - Carol McGuinness
The focus of this perspective movie is thinking skills. Carol McGuinness outlines five different types of thinking and illustrates the kinds of skills associated with each.
Thinking with what you know - David Perkins
The focus of this perspective movie is the distinction between knowledge and understanding. David Perkins emphasises the importance of being able to translate knowledge into understanding - to think with what we know.
Teaching thinking skills - Carol McGuinness
The focus of this perspective movie is the teaching of thinking skills. Carol McGuinness compares the approach of infusion with the discrete teaching of thinking skills and how teachers can create a climate for thinking.A curriculum for thinking - Carol McGuinness
The focus of this perspective movie is thinking skills. Carol McGuinness considers some of the issues associated with embedding thinking skills as an integral part of the curriculum.
How can I reflect on that? - Brian Boyd
The focus of this perspective movie is metacognition. Brian Boyd assesses the importance of teaching young people metacognitive strategies to help them reflect on their learning and prepare them to become lifelong learners.
Metacognition - Stephen Heppell
The focus of this perspective movie is how metacognition can lead to more effective learning. Stephen Heppell explores how metacognition can help a young person to become a co-producer and explorer of their learning rather than a consumer.
Metacognition - Dylan Wiliam
The focus of this perspective movie is metacognition. Dylan Wiliam reflects on the importance of young people being able to reflect on their learning and how teachers can utilise these insights.
Thinking and metacognition - Carol McGuinness
The focus of this perspective movie is thinking skills. Carol McGuinness outlines some of the main considerations for schools seeking to develop metacognition amongst learners.Teachers and thinking styles - Carol McGuinness
Thinking skills form the focus of this perspective movie. Carol McGuinness reviews some of the considerations facing teachers when planning for thinking skills and she also highlights some stereotypes and common assumptions about thinking within the curriculum.Assessing thinking skills - Carol McGuinness
The focus of this perspective movie is thinking skills. Carol McGuinness contrasts traditional ways of assessing children's knowledge and understanding with new approaches that examine the quality of their thinking.