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Landa, L. N. – Soviet Education, 1976
Explored the relationship between knowing how to think and teaching students to think. The findings indicated that development of pupil's intellectual capacities depend on an adequate assimilation of general methods of thinking and that psychology, logic, and pedagogy can today provide the teacher with the technical resources necessary to make…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textHooten, Joseph R., Ed.; And Others – 1975
This is one of a series that is a collection of translations from the extensive Soviet literature of the past 25 years on research in the psychology of mathematics instruction. It also includes works on methods of teaching mathematics directly influenced by the psychological research. Selected papers and books considered to be of value to the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Baikov, F. Ia.; And Others – Soviet Education, 1976
The case for integrating the problem-solving approach to learning with traditional explanatory and demonstrative approaches, but not replacing them, when teaching biology is presented. (ND)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Education
Rebrova, L. V.; Svetlova, P. R. – Soviet Education, 1976
Reasons are provided that show the goal-directed study of subject material through the problem-solving approach which results in sounder learning. (Author/ND)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Biology, Cognitive Development, Comparative Education
Peer reviewedFreudenthal, H. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1974
Experiments by Russian educators on teaching algebra in elementary grades are summarized by the author. The algebra taught consisted of generalized solutions to concrete problems that are usually presented with fixed numerical values. (JP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedWertsch, James V. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1980
Lev S. Vygotsky's concepts of social, egocentric, and inner speech are explained, and two of Vygotsky's basic arguments are reviewed: (1) that these forms of speech are dialogic; and (2) that cognitive functioning can be explained by its surrounding social foundations. (GDC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Foreign Countries, Inner Speech (Subvocal)
Davydov, V. V., Ed. – 1991
This is volume 6 of the series of translations of books from the Soviet literature on research in the psychology of mathematics instruction and on teaching methods influenced by the research. This book contains both a theoretical examination of the connection between instruction and the development of children, and experimental data on a definite…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedBrown, Ann L.; French, Lucia A. – Intelligence, 1979
The current and future state of intelligence testing of educable retarded children are discussed in terms of prediction, diagnosis, and remediation. Individual testing formats, task analysis, transfer of training, social nature of testing, degree of contextual support, and Neisser's distinction between academic intelligence and everyday thinking…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing
