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Intercom, 1978
A lesson involving a housing project location game develops students' skills in analysis, decision making, and oral and written communication. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Interpersonal Competence
Weiner, Deborah A. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1988
E. Paul Torrance's Instructional Model uses an integrated approach to teach thinking skills and creative productivity along with subject content for gifted students. Thinking skill objectives include such skills as developing originality, keeping open, imagining the future, using movement, etc. Two sample lessons apply the model to creative…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Download full textAmundsen, Jane; And Others – 1985
This trainer's guide is designed to assist Head Start administrators in implementing the Bringing Out Head Start Talents (BOHST) project designed to identify and develop programs for potentially gifted/talented Head Start children. The trainer's guide is divided into three sections. Section 1, the Administrator's Guide, consists of the following…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Creative Thinking, Gifted, Inservice Teacher Education
Heiman, Marcia; Slomianko, Joshua – 1985
Intended for teachers across grade levels and disciplines, this monograph reviews research on the development of critical thinking skills and introduces a series of these skills that can be incorporated into classroom teaching. Beginning with a definition of critical thinking, the monograph contains two main sections. The first section reviews…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking, Critical Thinking
Swartz, Robert J.; Perkins, D. N. – 1990
This teaching guide provides an integrated framework for teaching thinking skills which involves both teaching thinking in a separate program or course and infusing the teaching of thinking into standard subject area instruction across the curriculum. Individual chapters deal with the following topics: (1) the nature of thinking skills and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking
Barkley, Christine – 1994
Two computer programs were developed to enhance community college students' critical thinking skills in the areas of "Comparison and Contrast" and "Analysis." Instructors have several options in using the programs. With access to an LCD panel and an overhead projector, instructors can use the programs in the classroom, manipulating the computer…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Youssef, Anga A.; Metti, Jemil – 1985
Procedures for revising a K-12 social studies program so that it includes thinking skill activities and for implementing the revised curriculum are discussed. Procedures are: the formation of a curriculum committee and sub-committees; current program assessment to determine needs regarding thinking skills; deciding on a rationale; selecting…
Descriptors: Convergent Thinking, Course Content, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
