Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Source
| American Journal on Mental… | 1 |
| Children's Literature in… | 1 |
| NAMTA Journal | 1 |
| Research and Practice for… | 1 |
Publication Type
| Opinion Papers | 5 |
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Developmental Quotient | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkCarr, Edward G. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2007
The best research studies are more noteworthy for the issues they raise than for the questions they answer. Being informative is good; being heuristic is better. The two papers under consideration are heuristic as well as informative. Thus, Wong, Kasari, Freeman, and Paparella (2007) provide an answer to the question of what might influence the…
Descriptors: Verbal Learning, Teaching Methods, Heuristics, Play
Peer reviewedWade, Barrie – Children's Literature in Education, 1982
Discusses the value of rhymes in developing children's concepts of story and pleasure in reading. (HOD)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
Meichenbaum, Donald – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
In response to Whitman, "Self-Regulation and Mental Retardation" (EC 222 812), the author distinguishes between operant and cognitive training methods to develop self-regulatory skills and disagrees with Whitman's observation that the procedures for teaching retarded persons are essentially the same as for nonretarded persons. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Generalization, Language Skills, Mediation Theory
Peer reviewedZener, Rita Schaefer – NAMTA Journal, 1996
Examines verbal/linguistic and visual/spatial intelligences and their relationship to Montessori education. Aligns Gardner's philosophy of these two intelligences with Montessori's specific counterparts in the prepared environment. Defines assessment in light of observation and the definitive clarity of Montessori activities. Suggests that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Educational Philosophy, Language Acquisition
McLendon, Gloria H. – 1982
Current writings on the functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain are examined, focusing upon possible implications for improving present educational techniques. It has been generally accepted by researchers that the organizational and verbalizing processes are functions of the left cerebral hemisphere, while creative and intuitive…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking, Creative Dramatics
