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Conyers, Marcus; Wilson, Donna – Educational Leadership, 2020
If students are explicitly taught about their brain's capacity to change, their motivation to learn can greatly increase. Marcus Conyers and Donna Wilson, author of "Developing Growth Mindsets," share examples from elementary to high school classrooms where students who are taught about brain plasticity show a greater potential for…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Development, Learning Motivation, Elementary School Students
Gabrieli, John – Educational Leadership, 2020
New brain imaging methods are helping us better understand how children learn, writes neuroscientist John Gabrieli. But "education neuroscience" has become the source of both promise and debate.
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Neurosciences, Learning Processes
Mansilla, Veronica Boix; Gardner, Howard – Educational Leadership, 2008
Most students in most schools today study subject matter. They and their teachers conceive of the educational task as committing to memory large numbers of facts, formulas, and figures. A far more sophisticated perspective emphasizes teaching disciplines and disciplinary thinking. The goal of this approach is to instill in students the disposition…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Role of Education, Thinking Skills, Comprehension

McQueen, Richard – Educational Leadership, 1984
Herman Epstein's theory correlating children's learning capacity with periodic spurts and plateaus in brain growth is predicated on inadequate data and questionable interpretations thereof, and it is discredited by highly respected scholars, including those he cites. Applying this theory to classroom practice is therefore irresponsible and…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Education
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

Dunn, Rita; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1989
A number of studies conducted during the last decade have found that students' achievement increases when teaching methods match their learning styles--biological and developmental characteristics that affect how they learn. Correlational studies and experimental research studies are reviewed on instructional environments, perceptual preferences,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education

Fonzi, Marie A. – Educational Leadership, 1982
Fred Wood and Steven Thompson claim that inservice educational practices should be changed because, first, more adults are operating at a lower stage of cognitive development than previously believed, and, second, adults prefer learning in informal social situations. This article challenges the adequacy of the research analysis underlying these…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Experiential Learning

Thompson, Steven R.; Wood, Fred H. – Educational Leadership, 1982
Defends the claims made in an earlier publication by the authors that inservice programs should be more experiential because the cognitive development of adults is less uniformly advanced than previously supposed and because experiential learning is more effective. Cites additional supportive research. (PGD)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Experiential Learning

Fischer, Kurt W.; Lazerson, Arlyne – Educational Leadership, 1984
Current research correlating brain growth and changes in electroencephalograph patterns with Piagetian periods of development does not warrant conclusions about educational planning, for cognitive development studies show no correlation between spurts and plateaus in brain growth and children's ability to learn new skills. (TE)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Education

Barell, John; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1988
Programs to teach students critical thinking must empower them to be self-directed, but they must also stress respect and empathy for the viewpoints of others. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies

McTighe, Jay; Lyman, Frank T., Jr. – Educational Leadership, 1988
Thinking tools bring sound instructional theory into the classroom in a practical form that students and teachers both enjoy using. Six such tools are described that have the general characteristics of psychological validity, concreteness, relevance to teachers, and differentiation by type of learning. (TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies

Beyer, Barry K. – Educational Leadership, 1988
Suggests basic principles to guide the construction of an integrated sequential guide for thinking skills instruction throughout the K-12 curriculum. Strategies emphasize introducing and reinforcing cognitive operations such as information processing, problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. (TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies

Melchior, Timothy M.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1988
Describes the use of Edward de Bono's CoRT (Cognitive Research Trust) program in English classes during the past five years at Memorial Junior High School in Valley Stream, New York. CoRT tools were used to analyze literary characters and plot development and to generate and organize ideas for writing assignments. (TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies

Derrico, Patricia J. – Educational Leadership, 1988
With Matthew Lipman's Philosophy for Children program, middle school students and their teachers in the Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Area School District use dialectical reasoning strategies as they contemplate perennial questions. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies

Barbieri, Edmund L. – Educational Leadership, 1988
At Westover (Connecticut) Elementary Magnet School, a teacher training program called "Talents Unlimited" focuses on critical and creative thinking, invites children to become active learners, and enables teachers to function as facilitators of learning. (TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies