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| Costa, Arthur L. | 1 |
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| Nickerson, Raymond S. | 1 |
| Perkins, D. N. | 1 |
| Vye, Nancy J. | 1 |
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| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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Peer reviewedPerkins, D. N. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Sifts through confusing intelligence theories, arguing that intelligence is a combination of influences involving power, tactics, and content. Good thinking is an unnatural act demanding evenhanded reasoning, problem finding (versus solving), and knowledge as invention. Discusses thinking frames guiding thought processes and the implications for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development, Intelligence
Peer reviewedNickerson, Raymond S. – Educational Leadership, 1981
A program to improve student ability to perform intellectually demanding tasks might reasonably focus on four types of objectives: abilities, methods, knowledge, and attitudes. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Assignments, Intellectual Development, Learning Processes, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCosta, Arthur L. – Educational Leadership, 1981
A question-answer format on how specific teacher behaviors influence students' acquisition of information, ability to make information meaningful, and application of meaning to new situations. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedVye, Nancy J.; Bransford, John D. – Educational Leadership, 1981
Explores the similarities and differences among three thinking skills programs that help students analyze and evaluate their own problem-solving skills. (MLF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedFrasier, Mary M. – Educational Leadership, 1989
Gifted students come from all socioeconomic backgrounds. A broader definition of giftedness and improved assessment methods will help remove barriers that keep poor and minority students out of programs for the gifted. (TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted Disadvantaged, Intellectual Development
