Explored the relationship between knowing how to think and teaching students to think. The findings indicated that development of pupil's intellectual capacities depend on an adequate assimilation of general methods of thinking and that psychology, logic, and pedagogy can today provide the teacher with the technical resources necessary to make…

The purpose of this paper is to explore techniques for helping students to develop concepts and generalizations. The author presents three models (Taba, DeCecco, and Fenton) for concept development, and concludes with a discussion of the taxonomy approach, the single concept technique, and the paragraph technique. (KC)

Presents a new model of the writing process, adding technic to the traditional elements of writer, subject, and audience. Offers 20 questions, based on the dynamics of the new model, to help students write and teachers respond. (RL)

Documents a model that resulted from an analysis of context clues to determine which were amenable to instruction and what pedagogical approach should be used. (DD)

Describes four cases for which simulation techniques can be used to analyze the kinetics of the chemical system. Included are series first-order and enzyme kinetics. (MA)

Games are a child's way of thinking, and without being instructed in a procedural method a child develops mentally, physically, and emotionally as he works to accomplish the series of tasks required to reach the completion of his game. Defines games, tells how to design a game, when they should be used, and gives some sources for music games.…

Available from: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. The article describes an "ecological" or "total" model for the assessment of learning disabled children and youth which considers the interaction of all relevant factors, including deficits or strengths within the student, teacher variables, the…

A model of teaching psychological aspects of infant growth and development to medical students in a pediatric clinical rotation is described. Small groups of eight to ten medical students observe an infant developmental-assessment--parent-interview conducted by a child development specialist, focusing on temperament, age-appropriate competencies,…

Noting that industrial arts classroom line production experience and individual projects fall short of instructional goals, the author details an approach helpful in rounding out an overall understanding of contemporary technology. The approach, which involves the use of audiovisual equipment, is described using sheetmetal production and the…

Suggests building models as a way to reinforce and enhance related subjects such as architectural drafting, structural carpentry, etc., and discusses time, materials, scales, tools or equipment needed, how to achieve realistic special effects, and the types of projects that can be built (model of complete building, a panoramic model, and model…

Cross-lagged correlational analyses and multiple-regression analyses of the data collected in these two studies supports the causal model that, while intentionality and internality both emerge when a common cognitive construct develops, heightened internality also significantly enhances a child's ability to learn intentionality. (Author/JMB)

Identifies major value bases which have been used to teach values in the classroom and outlines a values education program which stresses teaching about values without indoctrination. Based upon the hierarchy of human needs developed by psychologist Abraham Maslow, the program is based upon universal values, basic human needs, and recognition of…

A unit on survey research demonstrates how to incorporate competency based education in an introductory political science research methods course. (Author/JR)

The authors present a model to teach about conflict, classification of levels of conflict, interpretation of meanings, evaluation of consequences, and making of inferences about what could happen if everyone practiced cooperation, coalescence, and shared decision making. (Author/AV)