A proven program for enhancing students' thinking and comprehension abilities Visible Thinking is a research-based approach to teaching thinking, begun at Harvard's Project Zero, that develops students' thinking dispositions, while at the same time deepening their understanding of the topics they study.? Rather than a set of fixed lessons, Visible Thinking is a varied collection of practices, including thinking routines?small sets of questions or a short sequence of steps?as well as the documentation of student thinking.?Using this process thinking becomes visible as the students'?different viewpoints are expressed, documented, discussed and reflected upon. Helps direct student thinking and structure classroom discussion Can be applied with students at all grade levels and in all content areas Includes easy-to-implement classroom strategies The book also comes with a DVD of video clips featuring Visible Thinking in practice in different classrooms.

Ron Ritchhart 教育学博士，哈佛大学教育学院“零点方案”（Project Zero）研究员，零点方案是加德纳“多元智能”理论的起点，主要研究如何开发、培养和营造充满思考的学习环境。在担任“零点方案”研究员之前，拥有14年的一线教学经验，1993年，获得了“美国总统数学和科学教学卓越奖”。他还著有《智力的特征》《如何搞定教学》等。

Mark Church 自1992年以来一直是中小学教师。在课堂上，马克实践哈佛大学“零点方案”的研究，包括理解力和思维透明化。他现在是密歇根州特拉弗斯城地区公立学校的学习、评估和教学资源主管。他与世界各个地区的学校通力合作，努力为教师搭建教学平台。此外，他还曾在美国、日本、德国和荷兰的小学和中学担任教师。

Karin Morrison 现任澳大利亚维多利亚州独立学校协会(ISV)发展中心主任、哈佛大学教育研究生院“WIDE世界”在线学习课程和“思维透明化项目”的指导教师。