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Shrestha, Bijaya K. – OSSC Bulletin, 1989
Issues pertaining to thinking skills are discussed in an attempt to clarify what thinking skills are and their components, how they function and how they can be developed in the teaching-learning environment. Chapter 1 reviews the definitions of thinking skills. These definitions are selected from the current literature on education and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education
Powell, J. P., Ed. – 1984
Seven articles on higher education and research and development in Australia are presented, along with 12 review articles. "Research into Postgraduate Education" (Ernest Rudd) reviews such topics as admission criteria, student characteristics, form and quality of instruction, and the employment market. "Postgraduate Education…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Foreign Countries, General Education, Graduate Study
DeFord, Diane E., Ed. – Theory Into Practice, 1980
The 12 articles in this journal issue focus on writing as an expression of language. Specific topics discussed in the articles are: (1) What can be learned from writing research, (2) young children and writing (3) translating meaning from spoken to written language, (4) assumptions about writing instruction, (5) first grade writers, (6) learning…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Editing, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Druian, M. Gregory – 1978
In this paper, several issues related to the problem of transfer of training are set forth. The technique of frame analysis, developed by Erving Goffman, is presented as a way of bringing coherence to the formulation of problems related to transfer of training. Key concepts in Goffman's argument are explained, showing how those concepts pertain to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Context Clues
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1987
Abstracts and abstractors' critiques of ten articles dealing with various aspects of teacher education are presented in this journal issue. Studies reviewed focused on: (1) preservice secondary science teachers' understanding of the nature of science; (2) laboratory teaching skills; (3) science backgrounds of elementary teachers; (4) use of…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Uses in Education, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Deaf-Blind Perspectives, 1996
These three newsletter issues present feature articles and resources on individuals with deaf-blindness. The following articles are included: (1) "Current Status for Reauthorization of IDEA" (Joseph McNulty); (2) "Utah Enhances Services for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind" (Paddi Henderson and John Killoran); (3) "Families and…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Adults, Athletics, Communication Skills
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1984
This collection of papers focuses on numeracy education for adults. In a paper entitled "Functional Numeracy," Terry Riley questions the underlying assumptions of functional numeracy and suggests that the term has often been distorted and oversimplified. Margeret Moss, in her paper "The Language of Numeracy," stresses that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1985
This collection of papers focuses on working with adults who have special needs. In her paper entitled "Literacy and the Visually Handicapped," Janice E. Mason examines ways in which strategies for meeting the needs of visually handicapped persons can be integrated into literacy programs. "Singer and Listener: Basic Education Work…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1985
This collection of papers focuses on literacy and the special educational needs of speakers of English as a second language (ESL). In a paper entitled "Ethnic Minority Educational Needs in the 1980s," Gurnam Heire examines some of the changes in employment and training that have taken place over the past few years and how these affect the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Kazanas, H. C. – 1978
Recognizing the importance of a curriculum that facilitates the acquisition of desirable, affective work competencies (work attitudes, values, and habits) as well as specific job skills, a study was conducted to review and synthesize what is known about the social and psychological aspects of work and to identify specific affective work…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavior Theories