Descriptor
| Cognitive Structures | 4 |
| Learning Disabilities | 4 |
| Learning Strategies | 4 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 3 |
| Teaching Methods | 3 |
| Cognitive Processes | 2 |
| Instructional Design | 2 |
| Mathematics Instruction | 2 |
| Metacognition | 2 |
| Adolescents | 1 |
| Analysis of Variance | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 3 |
| Researchers | 2 |
| Teachers | 2 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedMiller, Susan Peterson; And Others – LD Forum, 1996
This article discusses ways to improve mathematics performance of students with learning disabilities through cognitive strategies instruction. Principles of a strategic classroom environment are explained, such as involving students in goalsetting and providing advance organizers. Three specific strategies for math instruction are described:…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
Hutchinson, Nancy L. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1990
Challenges in applying cognitive strategy research to complex knowledge domains in students with learning disabilities include the need to focus on deficits in domain-specific knowledge; adaptation of assessment designs to answer cognitive questions; and procedures for individual cognitive strategy instruction in group settings. A research agenda…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Difficulty Level, Educational Research
Peer reviewedMontague, Majorie – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Discusses the use of cognitive strategy instruction to improve students' performance in mathematics. The theoretical and research base for strategy instruction is reviewed, and developmental characteristics of students who have difficulties in mathematics are examined. A practical example of cognitive strategy instruction illustrates assessment…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Junior High Schools
Smith, Patricia L. – 1986
Two studies investigated the differential effects of organizational cuing and strategy training on learning disabled (LD) adolescents, a group which, it has been suggested, is particularly insensitive to the effects of organizational cues. Participants for the first study included 37 LD and 50 nonhandicapped high school students who were randomly…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Structures, Cues
