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Effects of Training on Solution of Insight Problems.
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Wicker, Frank W.; And Others – 1977
This research was based on the assumption that the teaching of broadly generalizable cognitive skills should be a primary goal of education--that students can be taught to be better insight problem solvers outside of school by training in school and that they can be given the skills necessary for efficient discovery learning. The subjects were 116…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes
Discovery-Oriented Behavior and the Originality of Creative Products: A Study With Artists
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Csikszentmihalyi, M.; Getzels, J. W. – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creative Activities
Training and Transfer in Combinatorial Problem Solving: The Development of Formal Reasoning During Early Adolescence
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Barratt, Barnaby B. – Developmental Psychology, 1975
This study investigated the emergence of combinatorial competence in early adolescence and the effectiveness of a programmed discovery training procedure. Significant increases in combinatorial skill with age were shown; it was found that the expression of this skill was significantly facilitated if problems involved concrete material of low…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Difficulty Level
Critical Thinking Is Not Enough.
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De Bono, Edward – Educational Leadership, 1984
Critical thinking alone is reactive, in that it lacks the creative elements necessary for social progress. Accordingly, the author has developed the CoRT (Cognitive Research Trust) program to teach the two aspects of perception: breadth (developing a perceptual map) and change (using the map to discover solutions). (TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Discovery Processes
AN ANALYSIS OF A CLASS OF PROBLEM SOLVING BEHAVIOR. FINAL REPORT.
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ANDERSON, RICHARD C. – 1968
A CONCEPT ATTAINMENT TASK IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE ASKED TO IDENTIFY A CONCEPT THROUGH DETERMINING WHICH OF A SET OF OBJECTS ARE OR ARE NOT INSTANCES OF IT WAS USED TO INVESTIGATE THEIR PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOR. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST WAS THE QUESTION OF TO WHAT EXTENT THEY USED OR LEARNED THE STRATEGY OF VARYING ONE FACTOR WHILE HOLDING ALL OTHERS…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Helping Students Acquire Thinking Skills through Mathematics Instruction.
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Van Devender, Evelyn M. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Describes three activities that the teacher can employ to help students develop thinking skills through mathematics instruction: (1) memorization using the technique of chunking; (2) higher order thinking with magic squares; and (3) predicting games. Identifies eight facets of the teacher's role in promoting thinking skills. (MDH)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discovery Processes
Implementing the "Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics": The Excitement of Learning with Our Students--An Escalator of Mathematical Knowledge.
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Hoffer, Alan R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Discusses the potential that school mathematics has for being a source of exploration and discovery for students and teachers. Provides a process-oriented definition of understanding mathematics. Presents activities in which students construct computer and actual models of polyhedra and make conjectures regarding a medical research application of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension