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Keefe, James W., Ed. – 1988
In 1986, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, with the assistance of a national task force, published the NASSP Learning Style Profile (LSP) for diagnosis of the cognitive styles, perceptual response tendencies, and instructional preferences of middle level and senior high school students. This monograph offers a short course…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Schiller, Pam – 1999
Noting current brain development research, this book offers simple, straightforward ways to boost children's brain power with active exploration, repetition, sensory exploration, laughter, and more. The chapters describe how and why the brain develops and explain how parents can give their children the best foundation for future learning.…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
National Inst. of Mental Health (DHHS), Rockville, MD. Div. of Scientific and Public Information. – 1981
This booklet provides an overview of stages and levels of cognitive development. Particular attention is given to language skills, the growth of understanding and memory, levels of thinking, altruism, and conscience. The importance of parents' influence on the development of their child's thinking abilities is emphasized. Nine resources that…
Descriptors: Altruism, Children, Cognitive Development, Comprehension
Meeker, Mary – 1987
The article describes a curriculum used in gifted programming which is based on Guilford's Structure of Intellect (SOI) theory of intelligence. Sourcebooks and individual SOI modules have been developed to train over 90 kinds of intellectual ability. Five categories of intellectual ability are defined (cognition, memory, evaluation, convergent…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Convergent Thinking, Creative Development, Curriculum Development
Acredolo, Linda; Goodwyn, Susan – 2000
Recent research points to the inborn abilities of infants and shows how early experiences influence cognitive skills. This book presents activities for parents and their infants--building on activities babies instinctively love--to develop their unique abilities. The book is organized around six intellectual skills: (1) problem solving; (2)…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Early Experience
Sullo, Robert A. – 1999
This book provides educators with information on how to become an inspiring teacher. Nine chapters look at: (1) "The Qualities of an Inspiring Teacher" (e.g., passion for learning, lifelong learners, and actions match words); (2) "Choice Theory" (genetic instructions affecting behavior, the quality world, and perception); (3)…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques