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Conley, David T. – Educational Leadership, 2011
The Common Core State Standards, released in June 2010, offer an opportunity to shift education away from shallow, test-prep instruction and toward a focus on key cognitive skills, writes Conley. Two consortia of states are now developing common assessments to measure these standards--assessments that will be designed to capture deeper, more…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, State Standards, Thinking Skills, Educational Needs
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Worsham, Antoinette W.; Austin, Gilbert R. – Educational Leadership, 1983
A recent study in Baltimore shows that the inclusion of a structured cognitive skills program in the language arts curriculum significantly improved student verbal performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Development, Language Arts