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Peer reviewedZenke, 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
Johnson, Laura S. – J Reading, 1969
Descriptors: Comprehension, Critical Thinking, High School Students, Individualized Reading
Download full textCooper, Minna; And Others – 1964
This guide is designed to provide seventh-grade social studies teachers with materials needed to present instruction in reading skills and to teach those facts, concepts, and attitudes which are the aim of social studies education. Entries on the subject of New York State government and local government are arranged by topic, and material within…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Guides
Cooper, Minna; And Others – 1964
This guide is designed to provide seventh-grade social studies teachers with materials needed to present instruction in reading skills and to teach those facts, concepts, and attitudes which are the aim of social studies education. Entries on the subject of early New York history are arranged by topic, and material within each topic is arranged…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Guides
Cooper, Minna; And Others – 1964
This guide is designed to provide seventh-grade social studies teachers with materials needed to present instruction in reading skills and to teach those facts, concepts, and attitudes which are the aim of social studies education. Entries on the subject of westward expansion and transportation in New York State are arranged by topics, and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking
