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Dawson, Peg – Educational Leadership, 2010
Child psychologist Peg Dawson explains that some students who appear to be lazy simply lack the executive skills they need to stay organized and get their work done. She tells the story of Josh, a student with attention problems whose academic performance started plummeting in middle school. With the help of a coach, Josh learned to manage his…
Descriptors: Time Management, Study Skills, Child Psychology, Student Motivation
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Sternberg, Robert J. – Educational Leadership, 1981
Summarizes the work of "information processing" psychologists who study cognition and contends that intelligence consists of a set of developed thinking and learning skills that can, to some degree, be taught. Nine such skills are listed including problem identification and strategy selection. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence
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Lochhead, Jack – Educational Leadership, 1981
Research in cognitive science is providing an increasingly detailed understanding of human cognition. Teachers can help students become conscious of their own reasoning processes and then learn to compare, contrast, interrelate, or coordinate various ways in which they think in order to refine their problem-solving methods. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Intellectual Development, Learning Processes, Problem Solving
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Pogrow, Stanley – Educational Leadership, 1990
Conventional computer-assisted instruction (CAI) beyond third grade is failing with at-risk students who cannot consciously deploy thinking strategies or derive meaning from symbols. The HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) program uses CAI as one element comprising learning scenarios; others are dramatic techniques, Socratic conversations, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
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Beyer, Barry K. – Educational Leadership, 1983
Three features are the foundation of instruction in thinking skills: (1) the learning environment, (2) the instructional strategies and methods used, and (3) the coordination and structure of skill teaching throughout the entire curriculum. (MD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Competence, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Guides
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Arredondo, Daisy E.; Block, James H. – Educational Leadership, 1990
According to recent research, when teachers focus on higher mental processes (problem solving, application of principles, analytical skills, and creativity) within a mastery learning format, students' thinking skills and knowledge levels improve. Baltimore County (Maryland) and East Islip (New York) School Districts have programs integrating…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Activities, Learning Strategies
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Smith, William J. – Educational Leadership, 1990
During the past five years, East Islip (New York) School District has developed an outcome-based curriculum and instructional format focusing on student mastery of thinking skills. Connecting mastery learning with thinking skills provides a framework allowing students to make their own connections between instructional fragments, classroom…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Educational Objectives
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Marzano, Robert J.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1990
Teachers' actions are thought to produce certain types of student thinking. To devise effective inservice programs, educators must understand four learning principles and five thinking dimensions enabling students to develop positive learning attitudes and acquire, integrate, and extend their knowledge. A new "curriculum" of preservice…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Educational Environment