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McEntire, Arnold; Kitchens, Anita Narvarte – Education, 1984
Defines personal axioms as deeply held beliefs of individuals about themselves and their world that determine their activities, interests, and performance. Discusses the role of the teacher with regard to cognitive restructuring techniques that may help students change negative personal axioms and free themselves to learn more efficiently. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cognitive Restructuring, Learning Strategies, Learning Theories
Furner, Beatrice A. – 1987
Focusing on the role of language in learning, this paper discusses schemata and symbolic thinking that help students learn from unfamiliar experiences. The first part of the paper introduces the idea of symbolic thinking by comparing students encountering new ideas with convention-goers making their way around a new city. The section suggests that…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Structures, Creative Thinking, Educational Theories