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Empirical Evaluations of Skinner's Analysis of Problem Solving
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Axe, Judah B.; Phelan, Stephanie H.; Irwin, Caitlin L. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2019
We reviewed 12 studies in which the researcher taught problem-solving strategies, such as self-questioning and visual imagining, to children and adolescents with and without disabilities to facilitate the learning of math, spelling, play/social, and communication skills. We analyzed these studies in terms of types of problem-solving strategies,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Theories, Problem Solving, Children
The Latent Structure of Spatial Skills and Mathematics: A Replication of the Two-Factor Model
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Mix, Kelly S.; Levine, Susan C.; Cheng, Yi-Ling; Young, Christopher J.; Hambrick, David Z.; Konstantopoulos, Spyros – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2017
In a previous study, Mix et al. (2016) reported that spatial skill and mathematics were composed of 2 highly correlated, domain-specific factors, with a few cross-domain loadings. The overall structure was consistent across grade (kindergarten, 3rd grade, 6th grade), but the cross-domain loadings varied with age. The present study sought to…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Mathematics Instruction, Kindergarten, Grade 3
The Latent Structure of Spatial Skills and Mathematics: A Replication of the Two-Factor Model
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Mix, Kelly S.; Levine, Susan C.; Cheng, Yi-Lang; Young, Christopher J.; Hambrick, David Z.; Konstantopoulos, Spyros – Grantee Submission, 2017
In a previous study, Mix et al. (2016) reported that spatial skill and mathematics were composed of 2 highly correlated, domain-specific factors, with a few cross-domain loadings. The overall structure was consistent across grade (kindergarten, 3rd grade, 6th grade), but the cross-domain loadings varied with age. The present study sought to…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Mathematics Instruction, Kindergarten, Grade 3
Spiritual Intelligence: The Tenth Intelligence that Integrates All Other Intelligences.
Sisk, Dorothy – Gifted Education International, 2002
This article discusses seven ways to develop spiritual intelligence, including: think about goals and identify values; access inner processes and use visualization to see goals fulfilled; integrate personal and universal vision; take responsibility for goals; develop a sense of community; focus on love and compassion; and take advantages of…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cognitive Development, Empathy
Piagetian Operative Level Related to Horizontality and Its Influence on Short-Term and Long-Term Memory.
Maher, Carolyn; O'Brien, John J. – 1981
A study designed to test the Piagetian theory that distinct stages in the organization of memory relating to horizontality correspond to successive stages in operative level was conducted with 154 twelve- to fourteen-year-old subjects. Loglinear and path analysis models were used to describe the association between operative level and spatial…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
Stress. A Stress Control Children's Work Book for Grades 3-5.
Trotter, Jennie C. – 1995
This workbook for students in grades 3 through 5 is designed to help them understand how stress affects the body and to show them various positive ways of coping with stress in daily life. Fifteen lessons include definitions of stress, relaxation exercises, visualization techniques, problem-solving approaches, dealing with conflicts, the necessity…
Descriptors: Children, Conflict Resolution, Coping, Elementary Education