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Waldrop, M. Mitchell – Science, 1984
Discusses various aspects of artificial intelligence, focusing on three interrelated issues: (1) representation of knowledge, which is roughly the machine equivalent of human memory; (2) control and use of knowledge, which corresponds to human abilities in problem solving and planning; and (3) the acquisition of knowledge, or what humans call…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Higher Education
Tama, M. Carrol – 1986
The emphasis on promoting thinking skills in the classroom has fostered several trends, tendencies, and tensions. This movement has taken three directions: the teaching of thinking, teaching for thinking, and teaching about thinking. In the first, thinking is regarded as a process of developing a set amount of skills. The proponents of this…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Logical Thinking

Reeve, 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
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program. – 1987
The purpose of this report is twofold. The first is to deliver an accurate portrayal of students' achievement in geometry and measurement as gleaned from the results of the 1986 Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). The second is to provide K-12 teachers of mathematics with activities that have proven to be helpful in encouraging…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
Lifton, Peter D. – 1981
This paper proposes a theoretical framework of moral and immoral development which considers not only reasoning, but also behavior and situational variables. Major theories of moral development proposed by Freud, Piaget, Kohlberg, Haan, and Hogan are used to illustrate the notion that, although empirical evidence shows that most individuals…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style