All Higher-order thinking and metacognition articles – Page 3
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News
Philosophical discussion promotes confidence in the classroom
How encouraging students to engage in philosophical dialogue can yield surprising results
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Job profile
Head of chemistry and teacher
Kay teaches and oversees the work that goes on in a secondary school chemistry department
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Ideas
Improve executive function skills for all
Develop students’ organisational skills to help them get everyday tasks done efficiently
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News
Metacognitive motivation
How it can positively influence students’ beliefs in their own abilities
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Feature
Thinking about thinking promotes problem solving
Metacognition helps learners find solutions
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Ideas
Help students connect observations to theory
Talking activities that give a deeper understanding of practical work
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News
Using chemistry articles to promote scientific literacy in the classroom
Research shows how context supports student understanding
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Feature
Knowing words’ origins helps students unravel chemistry
Teach the origins of chemical vocabulary
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Resource
Chemistry Olympiad past papers
Download past papers from the UK Chemistry Olympiad, including questions and mark schemes with answers from 2003 onwards.
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Ideas
Constructive conversations with talk triplets
How to teach chemistry through classroom dialogue
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Ideas
Help students evaluate experiments
Tips to get all students suggesting improvements to practicals
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Ideas
Easy ways to include philosophical thinking in lessons
Develop students’ scientific literacy, curiosity and open-mindedness
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Opinion
Why I teach chemistry as a creative discipline
Chemistry needs creative approaches and it is possible to teach them
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News
What’s in a question?
When it comes to challenging your students, are you asking the right questions?
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News
Rating rate laws
How to help students gain a deeper understanding of mathematical model-building