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Pogrow, Stanley – Principal, 1988
The Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) program uses microcomputers to help high risk students master basic thinking processes, grasp course content, and apply learned information in various problem-solving situations. Specifically, HOTS aids students with metacognition, inference from context, and generalization skills. It also improves…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, High Risk Students
Taylor, Neil; Macpherson, Colin – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 1992
Reports observations of primary teachers (n=14) efforts to provide activity-based lessons for their pupils. Teachers' beliefs that their lessons were student-centered were not confirmed by the observations of the lessons. Discusses implications of the findings for inservice teacher education and parental involvement. (MDH)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Innovation
Peer reviewedParmar, Rene S.; Cawley, John F. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1991
Normally achieving students (n=119) and students with mild handicaps (n=83) in grades 3-6 were instructed to create and answer computation items similar to samples given. Students with mild handicaps understood item characteristics enough to create like items, though averaging three years behind normal achievers. A sample instructional activity is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Computation, Drills (Practice)
