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Neisser, Ulric – Educational Psychologist, 1975
Investigated the rationale for teaching psychology from the jr. high school level through college and compared the three principal contemporary approaches favored by psychologists. The author concluded that, of the three, only cognitive psychology provides a frame of reference in which knowledge can be seen as valuable in its own right. Available…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Brandt, Ron – Educational Leadership, 1988
In this interview, author Art Costa asserts that the teaching of either content or thinking skills in isolation is unproductive. To combine these approaches, he recommends selecting content for its relationship to thought processes. He also observes that administrators who model intelligent behavior thereby create a climate for thinking. (TE)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Processes
Pauker, Robert A. – 1987
This report presents the results of a study, based on 500 responses to a survey mailed to a structured sample of school administrators, on the problems and solutions of developing thinking and reasoning skills in the schools. Provided are analyses of the issue, examples of successful practices, and advice from school administrators and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Administrators, Boards of Education, Cognitive Ability
Sternberg, Robert J.; Wagner, Richard K. – 1982
This three-part report discusses the concept of intelligence and its importance for educators. Part 1 considers the basic question of what intelligence is. Part 2 discusses the implications of notions of intelligence for schooling, dealing with both the training of content knowledge and the training of intellectual skills. Each of these first two…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Objectives
Winne, Philip H. – 1984
This paper contends that efforts at educational reform must focus, above all, on the instructional encounter between teachers and students. The argument is presented in triadic sequence: three basic assumptions about learning, three interrelated models of the instructional process, and three practical approaches to promoting cognitive achievement.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
Anderson, John R. – 1985
According to the ACT theory of skill acquisition, cognitive skills are encoded by a set of productions, which are organized according to a hierarchical goal structure. People solve problems in new domains by applying weak problem-solving procedures to declarative knowledge they have about this domain. From these initial problem solutions,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Experiments, Elementary Secondary Education
Sigel, Irving E. – 1985
A conceptual model is presented for the development of thinking skills by using an instructional model employing high level cognitive demands. "Distancing" is proposed as the concept to denote behaviors or events that separate the child cognitively from the immediate behavioral environment. Forms and functions of distancing behavior are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Conflict Resolution, Developmental Stages
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1986
Designed to facilitate development of local school district curricula, this document provides science educators with guidelines for conducting an assessment of K-14 programs as well as offering "essential" process skills and knowledge items for synthesizing the most appropriate student outcomes in science courses. The booklet is divided…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Curriculum Design
Langer, Judith A. – 1986
The kind of literacy education currently valued in America has been ineffective in teaching more thoughtful literacy skills. A sociocognitive approach to literacy instruction focuses on developing the thinking skills that students will use as they engage in socially purposeful activities. Teachers, tests, and instructional materials in this…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Communication Skills
Dawson, R. – 1980
Project D.A.R.E. (Development through Adventure, Responsibility and Education), an adventure-based outdoor program, uses a feedback/evaluation model, combining a learning component with a two-part participant observational model. The first phase focuses on evaluation of the child and progress made while he is in the program (stages one to four);…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives
Tombari, Martin; Mangino, Evangelina – 1978
This manual is intended to serve as a step-by-step guide to writing criterion-referenced tests. It includes directions on constructing and scoring various types of test items to measure each level of cognitive function. The manual gives a method for writing, analyzing and rewriting instructional objectives; preparing a content outline; matching…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives