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Peer reviewedPrawat, Richard S. – Educational Researcher, 1991
Examines three approaches to fostering higher level thinking in students: (1) the stand-alone approach; (2) the embedding approach; and (3) the immersion approach. The first two approaches teach thinking skills separately from or in the context of subject matter content; the immersion approach assigns an active role to perception and downplays…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology
