Here is a piece in the The Australian regarding possible plans to reform A-levels.
Under the new A- Level scheme students would undertake an independent research project were they would chose a subject to study in detail. The idea being that the project will develop independent critical thinking, as well as introduce students to extended independent study, analysis of competing arguments and techniques such as use of footnotes to attribute sources, all in preparation for study at University.
Such ideas chime nicely with the central theme of John L. Taylors new book, Think Again, which has the central aim of developing students’ capacity for deeper, freer thought. John L. Taylor draws on his experience of innovative curriculum development work to explain how philosophical questions provide an excellent vehicle for engaging students and drawing them into analytical, creative and independent ways of thinking.
If these new plans for A-levels are implemented, then educators will find Think Again a useful resource with it emphasis on the significant opportunity that project work provides for enabling students to develop their research and analytical skills.
Under the new A- Level scheme students would undertake an independent research project were they would chose a subject to study in detail. The idea being that the project will develop independent critical thinking, as well as introduce students to extended independent study, analysis of competing arguments and techniques such as use of footnotes to attribute sources, all in preparation for study at University.
Such ideas chime nicely with the central theme of John L. Taylors new book, Think Again, which has the central aim of developing students’ capacity for deeper, freer thought. John L. Taylor draws on his experience of innovative curriculum development work to explain how philosophical questions provide an excellent vehicle for engaging students and drawing them into analytical, creative and independent ways of thinking.
If these new plans for A-levels are implemented, then educators will find Think Again a useful resource with it emphasis on the significant opportunity that project work provides for enabling students to develop their research and analytical skills.
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