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Direct linkIm-Bolter, Nancie; Cohen, Nancy J.; Farnia, Fataneh – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Language has been shown to play a critical role in social cognitive reasoning in preschool and school-aged children, but little research has been conducted with adolescents. During adolescence, the ability to understand figurative language becomes increasingly important for social relationships and may affect social adjustment. This…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Adolescents, Figurative Language, Social Adjustment
Download full textFrager, Alan M.; Thompson, Loren – 1984
When readers encounter the dissonance of conflicting ideas and are motivated by the psychological discomfort to resolve the dissonance, the effort to alleviate this discomfort may well result in the activation of those cognitive processes termed critical reading and thinking. With this in mind, one approach to teaching critical reading treats…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conflict Resolution, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
Stanford, Barbara Dodds; Stanford, Gene – 1985
One of three related documents produced in response to a need for direct instruction in thinking skills at the secondary level, this program for high school students bases its approach on involvement of students in direct experiences. Designed to build on the thinking skills that the student already possesses and, ideally, on the experience gained…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Conflict Resolution
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1985
One of three related documents produced in response to a need for direct instruction in thinking skills at the secondary level, this teaching guide for Book One and Book Two of "Thinking Through Language" is intended for junior or senior high school English teachers. The guide contains an introduction and summaries of Book One and Book Two,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Association (Psychology), Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Kirby, Dan; Kuykendall, Carol – 1985
One of three related documents produced in response to a need for direct instruction in thinking skills, this program for middle school or junior high school students bases its approach on involvement of students in direct experiences. The book contains four units. Focusing on perception, Unit 1: "Experiencing the Arts" begins with ways sensory…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Conflict Resolution
Benjamin, Ludy T., Jr., Ed. – APA Books, 2008
The most popular activities from APA's successful "Activities Handbooks for the Teaching of Psychology" are gathered together and updated in this book of teachers' favorites. The lesson plans, which encourage active learning and involve the whole class, have stood the test of time and proven themselves to be entertaining, effective, and easy to…
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans
