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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
Brabeck, Mary Margaret – 1981
Many educators believe that, regardless of innate abilities and acquired skills, students at different educational levels do not think in the same way. To account for these differences, 119 female students representing four educational levels (high school seniors to graduate students) completed the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Form A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Cognitive Style
University City School District, MO. – 1970
Major findings from both the research effort in early education and the prekindergarten experiments undertaken by the School District of University City are summarized briefly in this report. The research effort began in 1963 upon receipt of a three-year Ford Foundation Grant. As a first step, a survey was conducted among teachers to identify…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Experimental Programs, Followup Studies