eprintid: 10020435 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 587 dir: disk0/00/02/04/35 datestamp: 2014-10-31 12:51:43 lastmod: 2017-12-07 21:36:51 status_changed: 2014-10-31 12:51:43 type: thesis metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Glevey, K. E. title: The development of thinking in education ispublished: unpub divisions: B14 note: Thesis: (PhD) University of London Institute of Education, 2003. abstract: The desire to enhance the thinking skills of learners has become a worldwide phenomenon. This desire has been further reinforced by programmes developed specifically for this purpose. Developers of these thinking skills programmes have made various claims about the effectiveness of their programmes in teaching learners general skills of thinking that can be applied to any field of study. The thesis presents a comprehensive examination of the four most prominent programmes. The basis of the thesis is a critical discussion of the assumptions underpinning these programmes and the coherence of their claims. At the core of these assumptions is the idea that thinking can be taught and learned free from any context. The idea raises important conceptual and practical issues that demand attention if improvements in pupils' thinking are to be addressed. date: 2003 date_type: completed official_url: http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.401736 oa_status: green thesis_class: doctoral_open language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green full_text_status: public pages: 386 institution: Institute of Education, University of London thesis_type: Doctoral citation: Glevey, K. E.; (2003) The development of thinking in education. Doctoral thesis , Institute of Education, University of London. Green open access document_url: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10020435/1/GLEVEY%2C%20K.E.pdf