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Jervis, Kathe – 1978
This autobiographical essay depicts a process of development through which an elementary school teacher becomes both expert and professional. With an MA in Medieval History and no teacher education coursework, the writer adopts a personalistic, "unorthodox traditional" approach to instruction. Exposure to controversy among…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Educational Innovation
Gullo, Dominic F. – 1992
The guiding principles of developmentally appropriate early childhood education are examined, along with pertinent research, concrete examples, and implications for practice. Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction to recent trends in early childhood education. Chapter 2 considers the principle of matching early childhood education practices to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development
Ayers, J. Douglas, Ed. – 1981
These proceedings contain 31 presentations from a conference on the role and practice of education in prisons. The three papers in part 1, Setting the Stage, examine the roles of education and prisons in society from historical and philosophical viewpoints. Panel presentations in part 2, Developing an Educational Model, offer three perspectives on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Vocational Education, Cognitive Development
Download full textEpstein, Herman – 1995
Arguing that summaries of 562 studies from 1985 through 1994 reveal that almost no attention is paid to the cognitive effects of Head Start programs, this report criticizes Head Start as being steadily and more generously funded without evidence that it helps children's scholastic achievements. The report criticizes available studies as practicing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Criticism
Sadler, William A., Jr.; Whimbey, Arthur – 1979
Drawn largely from the experiences of Bloomfield College (Illinois) with its Freshman Core Program, but citing other efforts to develop thinking skills as well, this essay considers several questions and issues concerning the cognitive skills approach to teaching. The paper begins by identifying some of the increasingly common learning problems…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, College Faculty
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Div. for Early Childhood. – 1993
This document describes a set of indicators that the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Task Force on Recommended Practices recommends for early intervention and early childhood special education (EI/ECSE) programs for infants and young children with special needs and their families. The indicators are designed to be used by professionals in…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Curriculum
