Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1
The Use of Critical Reflection to Facilitate Optimal Best: A Theoretical Positioning for Consideration
(Huy P. Phan, The University of New England, Australia)

Chapter 2
Instructional Strategies to Promote Metacognition and Higher-Order Thinking Skills: The Importance of Reflection
(Carol Van Zile-Tamsen, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, USA)

Chapter 3
Dialogical Critical Thinking with 5 to 12 Year-Old Pupils: A Continuous Epistemological Development
(Marie-France Daniel, and Mathieu Gagnon, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, and others)

Chapter 4
Critical Thinking: The Use of Iconic Representation in STEM Labs
(Nicole Simon, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York, USA)

Chapter 5
Teaching Strategies and Critical Thinking Abilities in Science Teacher Education
(Rui Marques Vieira and Celina Tenreiro-Vieira, Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Educação, Aveiro, Portugal, and others)

Chapter 6
Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Physics Classes
(Klára Velmovská and Lukáš Bartošovič, Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Bratislava)

Index