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Smith, Nila Banton – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Creative Reading, Critical Reading
Cleland, Donald L. – Conf Course Reading Univ Pittsburgh, 1968
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Creative Reading, Critical Reading
Lundsteen, Sara W. – 1971
This study examined children's preferences for three qualitative levels of thinking--abstract, functional, and concrete--in vocabulary. It was hypothesized that whereas older, more mature readers would choose abstract meaning, younger readers would choose concrete meaning regardless of the nature of the material, and also that a dominant cognitive…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Creative Reading, Critical Reading
Smith, Nila Banton – 1969
The acquisition of thinking skills is being stressed today by educators in all fields. There are, however, no clear and concise concepts of the different faces of comprehension which deal with higher mental processes. If the thinking skills are to be implemented, certain objectives must first be met: more research must be conducted in regard to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Creative Reading, Critical Reading
Lundsteen, Sara W.; Hackett, Marie G. – Int Reading Assn Conf Proc Pt 1, 1968
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Green, Richard T., Comp. – 1971
The fact that comprehension is a topic that ranges across many fields is shown by the variety of subjects and areas that are considered in this bibliography. Entries are arranged under the following eight sections: Cloze, Critical Reading and Creativity, Factors, Language, Readability, Skills, Theory, and Thinking. A few of the many articles…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
Green, Richard T., Comp. – 1971
The fact that comprehension is a topic that ranges across many fields is shown by the variety of subjects and areas that are considered in this bibliography. Entries are arranged under the following eight sections: Cloze, Critical Reading and Creativity, Factors, Language, Readability, Skills, Theory, and Thinking. A few of the many articles…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
WOLFE, JOSEPHINE B. – 1967
AN ADDRESS FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS IS PRESENTED WHICH CONSIDERS THE NATURE OF COMPREHENSION AND THE PROCESSES INVOLVED IN TEACHING CHILDREN TO COMPREHEND WHAT THEY READ. A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH ON COMPREHENSION SINCE 1960 IS GIVEN. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE DISCUSSED--THE PROCESS OF COMPREHENDING, THE KINDS OF COMPREHENSION, THE RELATIONSHIP…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
Waterman, David C.; Gibbs, Vanita M. – 1975
Thinking skills in children, effectively developed through reading, were emphasized at this reading conference. Three types of thinking skills linked to reading are: decoding symbols from the printed page, seeking factual meaning through recall; reading interpretively, understanding cause and effect reasoning or seeking the main idea of sentences;…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Creative Reading