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Cohen, David – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1987
Although exploring students' thought processes can be rewarding, most teachers rely heavily on reponses to tests and assignments that fail to disclose learners' thinking patterns. Concept maps grouping interrelated ideas can encourage students to demonstrate effective and meaningful assimilation of organized study areas. Includes five footnotes.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education

Frymier, Jack – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1987
Examines the Macmillan "Spelling" books in terms of the concept of "hyperrationalization": the imposing of unproven techniques and/or the setting of unrealistic expectations. Explicates the assumptions and beliefs implicit in the "Spelling" books and studies children's interests in the words and concepts in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education