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Peer reviewedKurth, Ruth Justine – Reading Psychology, 1980
Proposes an approach to vocabulary development that stresses the integral relationships between words; describes 20 categories of meaning that can be used as a basis for developmental vocabulary lessons; and offers suggestions for the application of these meaning categories in vocabulary instruction in various subject areas. (GT)
Descriptors: Classification, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Semantics
Download full textSierpinska, Anna – 1994
This book discusses the act of understanding in mathematics. The first chapter, "Understanding and Meaning," inquires into the various senses and uses of the word "understanding" in ordinary language and discusses the notion of meaning and relations between understanding and meaning. The second chapter, "Components and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Cultural Context, Definitions
Peer reviewedWiig, Elisabeth H.; And Others – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1992
Semantic categorization and concept formation models were used as the bases for intervention with adolescents with language-learning disabilities. The approach embraced such teaching procedures as collaboration, holism, student centeredness, guided questioning and scaffolding, and semantic word webbing. The use of cognitive-linguistic training…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Holistic Approach, Intervention, Language Handicaps
Peer reviewedSchwartz, Robert M.; Raphael, Taffy E. – Reading Teacher, 1985
Offers a set of lesson plans that use simple semantic word maps to help students improve their vocabulary knowledge and comprehension in all subject areas. (FL)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Content Area Reading, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedPostman, Neil – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1980
Observes that the improvement of reading scores is not a legitimate educational goal, notes that reading abilities are inseparable from other modes of linguistic expression, and proposes many types of activities for teaching language in a context involving increasing knowledge of the uses of language in different subjects. (GT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Definitions, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedKing, J. Freeman – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1990
Words in English often have multiple meanings, causing concepts to be paired with incorrect signs when working with deaf students, such as the concept of "made up" meaning either "invented" or "decided." A method called "sentence chains" is recommended as a drill to learn to link concepts with their appropriate signs. (JDD)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Deaf Interpreting
Kang, Hee-Won; Pham, Kien T. – 1995
Techniques for integrating English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction and mathematics instruction, particularly the language of mathematics, are discussed. Focus here is on mathematics instruction for limited-English-speaking students in the mainstream classroom. First, examples of the academic language of mathematics that students must…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation
