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The Educational Need to Re-Invent the Wheel.
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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
Thinking Frames.
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Perkins, D. N. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Sifts through confusing intelligence theories, arguing that intelligence is a combination of influences involving power, tactics, and content. Good thinking is an unnatural act demanding evenhanded reasoning, problem finding (versus solving), and knowledge as invention. Discusses thinking frames guiding thought processes and the implications for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development, Intelligence
Research Synthesis on Problem Solving.
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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
Teaching for Intelligent Behavior.
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Costa, Arthur L. – Educational Leadership, 1981
A question-answer format on how specific teacher behaviors influence students' acquisition of information, ability to make information meaningful, and application of meaning to new situations. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development, Problem Solving
Programs for Teaching Thinking.
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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
The Summer Stars Program.
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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
The Thinking Strand in Social Studies.
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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
Teaching Thinking in Tulsa.
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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