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Brandhorst, Allan; Splittgerber, Fred – 1984
A category system for organizing six thinking skills and methods for teaching these skills, using the concept of time, are provided. Representing a proposed sequential order of development, the six thinking skills are: (1) imaging--the creating of an internal mental representation of an external thing and the labeling of that representation, (2)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Teaching, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education

Ault, Charles R., Jr. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1985
Concept mapping leads students away from rote learning and toward true understanding of concepts and their relationships. Several sample and student maps on earth science topics are presented and discussed. Applications for science instructors, students, researchers, and teacher educators are also considered. (DH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Science, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping
Berkheimer, Glenn D.; And Others – 1990
During the last 10 years, cognitive science researchers have produced research findings that have great potential for increasing students' understanding of science. However, commercial publishers continue to produce textbooks and teacher's guides in traditional ways. This project developed a prototype unit which used an alternative approach to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development

Gauld, Colin F. – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Discusses the rationality of students' alternative frameworks by considering the role played by their beliefs, their understanding of other views, and the reasons for justification or rejection. Investigates the way in which 14-year-old boys see the effects of classroom learning experience on their ideas. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Structures, Concept Teaching, Electricity
Jones, Gail – 1990
This study compared the effects of cooperative learning groups to traditional instruction in remediating students' misconceptions about temperature. Students from grades 3, 4, and 5 in two rural elementary schools participated in the study. Students completed a pretest, a cognitive conflict laboratory activity and a posttest that measured…
Descriptors: Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Teaching
Clement, John; And Others – 1989
Three purposes of this study were to: (1) propose some organizing theoretical and observational definitions of the anchor construct; (2) present some initial findings from a diagnostic test designed to uncover anchors for high school physics instruction; and (3) provoke an initial discussion of the new methodological issues that arise in this…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Diagnostic Tests
Blosser, Patricia E. – 1987
This ERIC Digest describes the parameters of misconception research as it relates to the learning of science and highlights some of its implications for the teaching of science in the elementary school. The document reviews terminology associated with misconception research, identifies common characteristics of misconceptions, and specifies…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching

McKinney, C. Warren; Edgington, William D. – Social Studies, 1997
Defines a generalization as "a descriptive statement of broad application indicating a relationship between two or more concepts." Argues that successful teaching about generalizations can only occur when students understand the relationship between concepts and facts. Discusses four issues and four approaches related to teaching…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
Spiro, R. J.; And Others – 1987
Noting that successful comprehension, problem solving, and decision making are dependent upon activation and appropriate application of relevant schemata of existing knowledge, this report examines the practice of oversimplifying information in the content areas to make teaching and studying easier, and the dangers inherent in doing so. The report…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Teaching