Responding to an article in the January 1983 issue, "The Incredible Brain," the author claims problem solving is, in part, a social activity requiring communication. Logic is necessary to the process of communication and, therefore, plays an essential role in the complete process of problem solving. (MLF)

A recent study analyzing 6,942 items from the Stanford achievement batteries determined that few general cognitive operations were included in the items analyzed. The general cognitive operations that were found had little to do with the items' difficulty. Students are not being taught certain necessary, but untested, cognitive skills. Includes 23…

Outlines leadership capabilities that effective principals can exert to improve the teaching of higher level thinking skills to students. An important initial step is to make the development of student thinking skills a building priority at the school. (MD)