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Jansma, Frank; And Others – 1997
This paper is a theoretical description of the mental processes that occur as part of teachers classroom behavior. Concepts are applied from the field of cognitive science and the following model is offered: the brain has an intrinsic dynamic nature with hierarchically organized levels of functioning; there is a large degree of interconnectedness…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development

Laak, Jan J. F. ter – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1991
Reports results of Dutch study of presuppositions about teachers' diagnostic skills in determining school readiness. Lists a sequence of 5 different levels of functions and behaviors of 13 cognitive functions used in the study. Concludes that teachers accurately judged the cognitive levels of children who were shown less school ready by an…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries