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Graham, Terry Lynne; Knight, Michael E. – Learning, 1985
A teacher offers six suggestions for giving students opportunities to exercise their commonsense thinking skills. This allows the teacher to ask rather than tell, listen rather than talk, and allows the children to provide for themselves. (MT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving
PDF pending restorationDavis, Gary A.; Houtman, Susan E. – 1968
The ideas in this workbook for stimulating children's creative thinking are presented as integral parts of ten stories about a boy named Dudley Bond (a distant relative of a very famous spy), his friend Max (a professional bear), and his cousin Maybelle. They find their imaginations stretched by a backyard scientist-inventor who knows dozens of…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education, Imagination
Download full textHarrington, Pamela C. – 1977
This guide discusses the need for decision making expertise, and the steps to attain it. First, human beings are forever encountering the necessity to make choices, because they are constantly striving to adapt to their environment and to co-exist with others, Second there is an expectation that individuals will be independent. Third,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Conflict Resolution, Convergent Thinking, Creative Thinking
Berg, Karen; And Others – 1975
This guide describes where specific skills are emphasized in the three reading texts (published by Economy, Ginn, and Holt) used in the primary grades in the Stoneham (Massachusetts) Public School System. The four major sections of the book are color-coded and include phonetic and structural analysis, vocabulary development, study skills, and…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Instructional Materials, Logical Thinking, Primary Education
Peer reviewedReeve, Robert A.; And Others – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1987
Explains the difference between everyday thinking and academic thinking. Maintains that children who experience academic learning problems may rely too much on everyday thinking skills. Relates examples of this problem in reading, mathematics, and science. (JDH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills
Sands, Jack M. – 1975
The document is a training bulletin for criminal investigators, explaining the use of probability, logic, lateral thinking, group problem solving, and psychological profiles as methods of solving crimes. One chpater of several pages is devoted to each of the five methods. The use of each method is explained; problems are presented for the user to…
Descriptors: Convergent Thinking, Creative Thinking, Criminology, Deduction
Presseisen, Barbara Z., Ed. – 1988
This collection of research reports explores teaching cognitive skills to at-risk students. Focus includes the following: (1) broad issues guiding the research; (2) historical perspective; (3) student characteristics; (4) student needs; (5) research on teaching thinking and problem solving; (6) teacher training; and (7) instructional and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
