Thinking and Learning Skills Professor Dr. Judat Ahmed Saada

Thinking and Learning Skills Professor Dr. Judat Ahmed Saad This reference book is characterized by the important scientific and educational features as follows: 1. Its treatment of the most important topics for the new generation these days, which is: (Thinking and Learning Skills). 2. Its focus on critical thinking and its various skills, stages, and strategies. 3. Its interest in creative thinking in terms of its nature, directions, skills, stages, and strategies. 4. Its treatment of time management skills in terms of importance, rules, strategies, and time wasters. 5. Its focus on reading skills in terms of their importance, stages, types, rules, and strategies. 6. Its interest in study or memorization skills in terms of their characteristics, elements, obstacles, and habits. 7. Its presentation of test-taking skills and proper preparations for them, and the phenomenon of test anxiety and how to confront it. 8. Its treatment of thinking in the Qur'an and Sunnah, and metacognitive thinking in terms of its importance, components, and skills. 9. Its linking of thinking with learning and its employment, especially problem-centered learning, and note-taking methods. 10. Its support of all the previous topics with hundreds of activities, exercises, and practical educational and life examples. 11. Its presentation of three hundred Arabic and foreign references that benefit readers and researchers on the topics of thinking. 1. Time Management and Organization Skills Educational Objectives Brief Knowledge Background on Time Management and Organization Skills The importance of setting goals for time management and organization skills The concept of time management and organization and its importance Prioritization Fields of application of prioritization skills Rules for successful time management Strategies for time management Behavior patterns and beliefs leading to wasting time Educational procedures for teaching time management skills Time management matrix The ten tips for optimal use of time Activities that stimulate thinking about time management and organization skills References for Chapter One 2. Introduction to Teaching Thinking Educational Objectives Concept of Thinking Importance of Thinking Thinking in the Qur'an and Sunnah Thinking in Islamic Education Classification of Thinking Skills Importance of Teaching and Learning Thinking Skills Thinking Beyond Knowledge Metacognitive Thinking Strategies Various activities related to thinking and metacognitive thinking References for Chapter Two 3. Critical Thinking Educational Objectives Concept of Critical Thinking Elements or Components of Critical Thinking Characteristics of Critical Thinkers Critical Thinking Skills Stages of Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Strategies Various activities on critical thinking topics References for Chapter Three 4. Creative Thinking Educational Objectives Introduction to Creative Thinking Definitions of Creative Thinking Directions of Creative Thinking Creative Thinking Skills Stages of the Creative Thinking Process Creative Thinking Strategies Various activities on creative thinking, its skills, and strategies References for Chapter Four 5. Applying Thinking Strategies in Learning Educational Objectives Introduction to the Chapter Concept of Learning Stages of Learning Principles of Learning Characteristics of Learning Problem-Centered Learning Note-Taking Methods Various activities on applying thinking strategies in learning References for Chapter Five 6. Reading Skills Educational Objectives Introduction to Reading Skills Definition of Reading Importance of Reading for the Individual Importance of Reading for Society Stages of Reading Types of Reading, with a focus on Speed Reading General Rules for Effective Reading Strategies for Successful Reading Activities and exercises on reading skills References for Chapter Six 7. Study or Memorization Skills Educational Objectives Introduction to Memorization or Study Motivations for Memorization or Study Characteristics of Effective Study or Memorization Conditions for Good Study or Memorization Elements of Effective Study or Memorization Obstacles to Memorization or Study Skills of Memorization or Study Habits of Memorization or Study Preparation for the Memorization or Study Process Problems in Memorization or Study Methods of Memorization or Study Activities and exercises on study or memorization skills References for Chapter Seven 8. Test Performance Skills Educational Objectives Introduction Concept of Tests Benefits or Importance of Tests Test Planning or Construction Criteria for Setting Tests Characteristics of an Effective Test Types of Tests Test Anxiety Symptoms of Test Anxiety Reasons or Causes of Test Anxiety Positive Handling of Test Anxiety Strategies for Test Preparation Strategies for Test Performance Activities and exercises on test-taking skills References for Chapter Eight Complete references of the book