Nurturing Reflective Judgment through Literature-Based Inquiry

Argues that literature provides a vehicle for inquiry-based teaching that can encourage reflective thinking and help students to learn to make informed decisions by carefully thinking through ill-structured, realistic dilemmas that have no right or wrong answer. Describes strategies that promote car...

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Veröffentlicht in:	English journal 2000-07, Vol.89 (6), p.96-104
1. Verfasser:	Friedman, Audrey A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults American literature Barns Beliefs Case Studies Class Activities Cognition & reasoning Critical Thinking Developmental Stages Empirical evidence English Instruction Fathers Faulkner, William (1897-1962) High school students Inquiry Interviews Judgment Justice Justified beliefs Literary criticism Literature Literature Appreciation Moral judgment Nurture Opinions Organic Chemistry Problem solving Reflective Judgment Secondary Education Secondary school students Semi Structured Interviews Teachers Teaching Textual criticism Thinking Skills Value Judgment Writing instruction
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Zusammenfassung:	Argues that literature provides a vehicle for inquiry-based teaching that can encourage reflective thinking and help students to learn to make informed decisions by carefully thinking through ill-structured, realistic dilemmas that have no right or wrong answer. Describes strategies that promote carefully structured investigation of such dilemmas, and offers a dilemma worksheet based on Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men." (SR)
ISSN:	0013-8274 2161-8895
DOI:	10.2307/821269