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Lee, Carol D. – Reading Teacher, 2023
This paper pushes beyond current debates over what is being called the science of reading to articulate a multidimensional complex conception of what is entailed in reading comprehension. Reading comprehension entails not only cognitive processes, but equally important is how issues of identity along multiple dimensions, perceptions of tasks and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Cognitive Processes
Preston, Angela Irene – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Over the last two decades, students in Singapore consistently scored above students from other nations on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS; Provasnik et al., 2012). In contrast, students in the United States have not performed as well on international and national mathematics assessments and students with…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, At Risk Students
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Sullivan, Florence R.; Heffernan, John – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2016
This article presents a systematic review of research related to the use of robotics construction kits (RCKs) in P-12 learning in the STEM disciplines for typically developing children. The purpose of this review is to configure primarily qualitative and mixed methods findings from studies meeting our selection and quality criterion to answer the…
Descriptors: Robotics, Manipulative Materials, STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Jayanthi, Madhavi; Gersten, Russell; Baker, Scott – Center on Instruction, 2008
This guide for teachers is a companion piece to the meta-analysis from the Center on Instruction, "Mathematics Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities or Difficulty Learning Mathematics: A Synthesis of the Intervention Research". Based on the findings of this report, seven effective instructional practices were identified for teaching…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction
Martinez, Michael E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Many important human activities involve accomplishing goals without a script. There is no formula for true problem-solving. Heuristic, cognitive "rules of thumb" are the problem-solver's best guide. Learners should understand heuristic tools such as means-end analysis, working backwards, successive approximation, and external representation. Since…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Discovery Learning, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education
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Watson, Jane M. – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1994
Describes a mapping procedure which can be used to visually display the strategies used in problem solving. Applies the procedure to solutions of the Three Hungry Men problem. (25 references) (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Elementary Secondary Education, Heuristics, Mathematics Education
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Goldin, Gerald A. – Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 2000
Joins an affective system of representation with several cognitive representational systems to try to construct a realistic model for problem solving competence. Discusses two major affective pathways, one favorable and one unfavorable, together with conjectured relationships between affective states and useful or counterproductive heuristic…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Heuristics
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Leff, Herbert L.; Nevin, Ann – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
This article outlines both specific barriers to teaching and learning creative thinking as well as some possible directions for solutions. Sixteen common barriers such as confusion, powerlessness, and negativity are described along with strategies to dissolve them using such conceptual tools as awareness plans and proactive metathinking.…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
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Nunokawa, Kazuhiko – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1994
Discusses diagrams and problem solvers' constructions of a problem situation, how the way of drawing changes during the problem-solving process, and the meaning and sense of diagrams. (Contains 15 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Elementary Secondary Education, Heuristics, Learning Strategies
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McCoy, Leah P. – School Science and Mathematics, 1994
Observation and interviews of (n=90) second and third graders' mathematical problem-solving behavior found that the children readily attempted unfamiliar problems and used systematic solution processes. Found no significant gender differences. (24 references) (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 2, Grade 3
Landa, L. – 1995
The reasons people most often give for the failures of U.S. schools involve poverty, racial inequality, and a host of social problems. This paper argues that even if all these conditions were remedied, the schools would not produce many more people with the ability to think than they do today. Teachers, who are usually able to think, do not know…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Concept Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization
Copland, Michael Aaron – 2000
The ability to understand and frame problems encountered in practice is a critical skill for school leaders. This paper reports on a study that inquired about the teaching and learning of problem-framing skills in the Prospective Principals Program at Stanford University, a preparation program for school administrators that relies on problem-based…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Heuristics, Higher Education
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Zenke, Larry; Alexander, Larry – Educational Leadership, 1984
Describes a thinking skills program in Oklahoma that has brought about a significant rise in achievement test scores. Teaching strategies are based on the premise that students learn new things based on the resemblance between new and familiar words and ideas. (TE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Heuristics
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Giordano, Gerard – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1992
Because of the importance of problem-solving skills in mathematics instruction of children with learning disabilities, this article offers guidance on teaching heuristic global strategies, including use of analogy, annotating problems, detail analysis, deletion of details, detail sorting, symbolizing operations, and designating formulas. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Heuristics, Learning Disabilities
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Brady, Richard R. – School Science and Mathematics, 1991
Student problem-solving behaviors are analyzed using a four-dimensional framework with related detrimental factors identified for each dimension. General approaches and specific techniques developed to address negative factors are reviewed. Examined are means of developing the components of problem-solving teaching. (KR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
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