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Tomlinson, Carol Ann – Educational Leadership, 2014
Human beings enter the world highly motivated to learn. It is how we invent ourselves--a survival mechanism. So when educators talk about students who are not motivated to learn, something is amiss. Either they cannot see what motivates the student in question, or the student's life is dangerously off course. In either case,…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Teachers, Student Behavior, Social Development
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Noddings, Nel – Educational Leadership, 2008
Critical thinking is the sort of mental activity that uses facts to plan, order, and work toward an end; seeks meaning or an explanation; is self-reflective; and uses reason to question claims and make judgments. Any subject--be it physics, algebra, or auto repair--can promote critical thinking as long as teachers teach the subject matter in…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Critical Thinking, Vocational Education, Education Work Relationship
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Levine, Mel – Educational Leadership, 2007
The author describes four capacities--interpretation, instrumentation, interaction, and inner direction--that are as important as traditional academic subjects in preparing young adults for college and career success. He suggests how high schools should address each of these capacities. For example, to develop students' capacity for inner…
Descriptors: Student Development, Cognitive Development, Behavioral Objectives, Creative Development
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Doll, William E., Jr. – Educational Leadership, 1981
A structural arithmetic curriculum is designed to help students develop their own powers of thought. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Intellectual Development, Problem Solving
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Brooks, Martin; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1983
The Cognitive Levels Matching Project trains teachers to guide students' skill acquisition and problem-solving processes by assessing students' cognitive levels and adapting their teaching materials accordingly. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Intellectual Development
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Knodt, Jean Sausele – Educational Leadership, 1997
In a Virginia school grounded in Gardner's multiple-intelligences theory, K-12 students flock to the think tank, a hands-on discovery room, to explore their varied abilities. This well-equipped room synthesizes many ideas and theories, such as Socratic questioning and John Dewey's discovery-learning ideas. Because multiple ways of smartness are…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Individual Differences, Intellectual Development
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Lipman, Matthew – Educational Leadership, 1984
Argues that the best way to cultivate children's reasoning is to make philosophy an essential part of the elementary school curriculum. Philosophy alone provides the logical criteria for distinguishing better thinking from poorer. The author's "Philosophy for Children" program is described. (TE)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
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Vye, Nancy J.; Bransford, John D. – Educational Leadership, 1981
Explores the similarities and differences among three thinking skills programs that help students analyze and evaluate their own problem-solving skills. (MLF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs, Intellectual Development
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Cantrell, Mary Lou; Ebdon, Susan Austin; Firlik, Russell; Johnson, Diane; Rearick, Dianne – Educational Leadership, 1997
Designing projects around Gardner's multiple intelligences, a Connecticut school created a one-week summer camp where children can tap into their unique strengths. The Summer Stars program allows children ages 7-12 to choose materials and activities from many topics and to participate in one of three internships involving a discovery museum, a…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Intellectual Development, Multiple Intelligences
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Yatvin, Joanne – Educational Leadership, 1995
Through a formal program offering in-school jobs to students who want or need them, kids at a small-town Oregon middle school can experience various work conditions and apply abstract knowledge to practical problems. As science aides, playground assistants, and groundskeepers, students earn tokens that can be spent for parties, field trips, school…
Descriptors: Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Intellectual Development, Intermediate Grades
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Wildman, Terry M.; Niles, Jerry A. – Educational Leadership, 1987
The essentials needed for developing teaching novices into good teachers are autonomy, collaboration, and time. School improvement plans should include an understanding of the conditions that foster the professional growth of teachers. Provides a table and extensive list of references. (MD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Baldwin, Dorothy – Educational Leadership, 1984
Describes a "thinking strand" in social studies instruction in a New Jersey school district. An inservice training program enables teachers to apply critical thinking skills in the classroom, actively engaging students through the use of debates, case studies, and problem-solving activities. (TE)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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Zenke, Larry; Alexander, Larry – Educational Leadership, 1984
Describes a thinking skills program in Oklahoma that has brought about a significant rise in achievement test scores. Teaching strategies are based on the premise that students learn new things based on the resemblance between new and familiar words and ideas. (TE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Heuristics
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Morante, Edward A.; Ulesky, Anita – Educational Leadership, 1984
The New Jersey Task Force on Thinking has taken the first steps toward statewide assessment of students' thinking skills. Efforts were made to (1) define requisite thinking competencies, (2) explore measurement of thinking competencies, and (3) make recommendations accordingly. Preliminary findings are reported. (TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Tests, Critical Thinking
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Sternberg, Robert J. – Educational Leadership, 1984
Intelligence is here defined in terms of component processes, and three programs are reviewed that train aspects of intelligence as specified by this theory: Feuerstein's "Instrumental Enrichment," Lipman's "Philosophy for Children," and the "Chicago Mastery Learning" program. Central suggestions are provided for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies