Intellectual Character

What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It

Ron Ritchhart (Harvard Project Zero)

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English

Jossey Bass
11 August 2004

Psychology; Educational psychology

What does it really mean to be intelligent? Ron Ritchhart presents a new and powerful view of intelligence that moves beyond ability to focus on cognitive dispositions such as curiosity, skepticism, and open mindedness. Arguing persuasively for this new conception of intelligence, the author uses vivid classroom vignettes to explore the foundations of intellectual character and describe how teachers can enculturate productive patterns of thinking in their students. Intellectual Character presents illustrative, inspiring stories of exemplary teachers to help show how intellectual traits and thinking dispositions can be developed and cultivated in students to promote successful learning. This vital book provides a model of authentic and powerful teaching and offers practical strategies for creating classroom environments that support thinking.

By: Ron Ritchhart (Harvard Project Zero)
Imprint: Jossey Bass
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9780787972783
ISBN 10: 0787972789
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 11 August 2004
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ron Ritchhart is research associate at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he has worked on a number of projects focusing on the development of thinking, understanding, and creativity in schools. He is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and of the 1999-2000 Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. Ritchhart is author of several books, including Making Numbers Make Sense, Through Mathematical Eyes, and Pythagora's Bow Tie. He is coauthor and coproducer of the Creative Classroom Series.

Reviews for Intellectual Character: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It

Ron Ritchhart will engage and regale you with a very different way of looking at good thinking and flexible intelligence, what they are, where they come from, and how perhaps learning and education could help people to get more of them. --from the Foreword by David Perkins, professor of education, Harvard Graduate School of Education An invaluable guide for fostering thoughtful students and thoughtful classrooms. --Howard Gardner, John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education