Verba Sequentur. Pensiero e scrittura per uno sviluppo critico delle competenze nella scuola secondaria

This volume examines in more detail the relationship
between knowledge and competence
in secondary school and, presenting research
project results, offers answers to the need for
consistent solutions resulting from solid researches
and analysis. The introduction of
dual programmes in secondary school, in particular,
strongly urges teachers to define, identify,
develop and assess (currently) unspecified
skills in disciplinary and interdisciplinary
fields. The starting hypothesis led the research
group to investigate whether critical thinking
skills improve when writing practice resorts to
stimuli of Italian literary origin. In detail,
their progress is interpreted as the advancement
from interpretation to argumentation
about the text. The study provides models of
strategies and solutions which may support
teachers’ work and help them to respond to
contemporary educational needs.