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| Basic Skills | 1 |
| Cognitive Ability | 1 |
| Cognitive Development | 1 |
| Curriculum Development | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Skill Development | 1 |
| Transfer of Training | 1 |
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| Journal of Curriculum Studies | 1 |
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| Smith, Michael J. E. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSmith, Michael J. E. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1984
Discusses curriculum literature on mental skills, with emphasis on Bruner's work. The skills model offered in the literature is found to be somewhat simplistic in conception and inadequate when applied to higher-order mental activities. The difficulties inherent in the notion of the transferability of mental skills are examined. (RM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development
