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ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1988
In this brief review of current literature on developing critical thinking skills in prospective teachers, the focus is on how critical thinking can be taught and how emphasis on critical thinking will affect teacher education. Some programs are cited that promote critical thinking and references are included. (JD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Enrichment Activities
Abdal-Haqq, Ismat – 1998
Constructivism has received considerable attention in educational scholarship, practitioner preparation, and policy formation. This Digest identifies major forms of constructivism, considering issues and challenges that surface when implementing constructivist approaches to preservice and inservice teacher education. Constructivism is an…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology
Battaglini, Dennis J.; Schenkat, Randolph J. – 1987
Intended for college instructors interested in promoting and developing intellectual abilities in their students, this publication details the Perry and Toulmin models of cognitive development. The first section explains the Perry model of dualistic students, who are comfortable in a framework of absolute knowledge and unquestionable right and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
Helgeson, Stanley L. – 1985
Selected research studies that explore the assumption that college science students operate at a formal cognitive level are presented in this information digest. Studies are reviewed that relate to the areas of: (1) formal thought (examining the relationship between measured formal thought and that required to understand formal college physical…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Higher Education
Love, Patrick G.; Love, Anne Goodsell – 1996
This digest addresses the necessity for holistic learning--the integration of intellectual, social, and emotional aspects of undergraduate student learning. Research findings, theoretical models, and the relationship and interdependency of these developmental areas are briefly reviewed and recommendations are provided to faculty, administrators,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning
Lazere, Donald – 1987
Noting that college-level critical thinking instruction is now an interdisciplinary movement coordinating such fields as English, rhetoric, philosophy, and developmental psychology, this digest surveys the history of critical thinking studies in these converging disciplines and argues that literature study preeminently encompasses the mental…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, College English, Critical Thinking