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Peer reviewedShore, Bruce M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1986
The article examines issues related to theory, methods, and validity of cognition research related to giftedness. Current approaches are reviewed, including metacognition and structural learning. (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Metacognition
Spragg, Paul A. – 1984
The paper suggests that a cognitive or psychoeducational perspective is valuable in counseling mentally retarded individuals. Psychoeducational considerations in pretreatment assessment, with an emphasis on process rather than product, are noted; and it is explained that counseling of mentally retarded persons can be enhanced through the use of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Counseling Techniques, Learning Processes, Mental Retardation
Download full textLe Storti, Anthony J. – 1997
This bulletin offers guidelines to help parents and teachers improve the thinking skills of gifted children. It stresses the importance of encouraging thinking through the use of evocative questions, distinguishes between and defines critical thinking and creative thinking, and offers suggested questions to prompt either creative/divergent…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedSavage, Louise; Lombardi, Thomas P. – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1993
This article describes methods for teaching higher level thinking skills to children. A four-step teaching plan utilizing Beyer's Taxonomy of thinking skills provides a sequential technique for teaching these skills as do increased verbal interaction, skillful questioning, and use of knowledge organizers. The I PLAN strategy can aid decision…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedParis, Scott G. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1991
This article focuses on strategies children can use to foster their reading comprehension and develop metacognitive skills. The article discusses crucial aspects of reading comprehension, the authentic assessment of strategic reading, alternative methods of assessing reading strategies and metacognition, and promoting thinking with literacy…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Strategies
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1985
The 13 articles in this information packet are intended to assist individuals involved in developing plans to improve student thinking within a school or a school district. The topics discussed include (1) the need to improve student thinking, (2) obstacles that stand in the way of teaching thinking skills, (3) practical approaches to improving…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Fry, Prem S. – 1992
Recent initiatives by child educators, school psychologists, and practitioners emphasize providing cognitive instruction and promoting cognitive competence in all children, not only the high-achieving or most intelligent students. This book reviews efforts of cognitively-oriented educators, with the objective of translating knowledge into improved…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Competence
