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| Oliver, Donald W. | 25 |
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Peer reviewedNewmann, Fred M. – NASSP Bulletin, 1988
Based on a literature review, class observations, and interviews with teachers and students, this article offers a conception of higher order thinking (as signifying challenge and expanded use of the mind), discusses reasons for the difficulty of promoting it in high schools, and suggests ways principals can help. (MLH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Secondary Education
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1967
See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: Business, Marketing, Rail Transportation, Secondary Education
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1968
See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Laws, Lawyers, Legal Problems
Newmann, Fred M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1988
Quality versus quantity of information taught in the classroom is a controversial issue in these days of educational reform where academic achievement is measured by test scores. The author asserts that we try to teach too much, wasting time and undermining intellectual integrity. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Download full textNewmann, Fred M.; Smith, Marshall S. – 1985
Work being conducted by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research on the topic of effective secondary schools is described. The first section of this paper contains a summary of planning activities. A 5-year proposal for the Center on Effective Secondary Schools is described as well as an evaluation of that proposal. The second section presents…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Program Proposals, Research and Development Centers
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1967
See TE 499 864, above. An answer guide to the exercises in this unit is contained in "Cases and Controversy" (TE 499 864).
Descriptors: Definitions, Discussion, Group Discussion, Legal Problems
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1970
This unit will be available September 1, 1970. See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, International Relations, Secondary Education, Social Problems
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1969
This unit will be available September 1, 1970. See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: International Organizations, International Relations, Secondary Education, Social Problems
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1970
See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, Intervention, Political Issues, Secondary Education
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1967
See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Colonial History (United States), Demonstrations (Civil)
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1967
See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Pluralism, Employment, Federal Legislation
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1969
See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: Achievement, Economic Status, Secondary Education, Social Class
Archbald, Doug A.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1988
This book was designed as an assessment of standardized testing and its alternatives at the secondary school level. More specifically, a framework for thinking systematically and creatively about assessment, a review of the uses and limitations of standardized tests of general achievement, and descriptions of several methods that may offer more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Newmann, Fred M.; Thompson, Judith A. – 1987
This synthesis offers a descriptive inventory of research studies of cooperative learning at the secondary level. While cooperative learning techniques vary, they all share an interest in finding an alternative to "frontal teaching"--the teacher instructing the whole class or individual seatwork by students. Cooperative methods allow…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Educational Research, Learning Strategies
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1968
See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: Centralization, Citizenship Responsibility, Interests, Legal Problems
