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Gonzales-Mena, Janet – California Journal of Teacher Education, 1977
The differing functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain are discussed and means of developing interaction between the two are described. (JD)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Learning Processes
Download full textMiller, Gloria E. – 1982
A study was designed to improve fifth-graders' limited use of comprehension monitoring processes during reading through a self-instructional approach. Thirty-nine average and superior comprehenders were tested on their ability to detect inconsistencies contained in short essays prior to, immediately after, and one week after participation in one…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Grade 5, Independent Study
Rosner, Jerome; And Others – 1970
The effects of a visual motor training program that attempts to teach 5-year-olds the underlying cognitive structures used in copying geometric designs are assessed. The Design Board Program teaches the child a systematic method for analyzing complex two-dimensional graphic patterns. It is based on the theory that accurate replication of geometric…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Experiments, Kindergarten Children
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Direct linkRichardson, Virginia; Roosevelt, Dirck – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2004
In this article, the authors explore the ideas that revolve around improving the quality of the teacher workforce through the pursuit of two related goals: (1) teachers who are hired by school districts will have as beginning professionals the acquired knowledge, habits of mind, and skills necessary to meet the needs of the students within the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Improvement, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1973
Nine conference papers focus on education of educable mentally handicapped (EMH) children. A prototype evaluation of procedures for teaching reading comprehension involves assessment of 96 EMH or normal students' skills in identifying main and supporting ideas in connected discourse. Described is the Lincoln School's behavioral management system…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cognitive Development, Conference Reports, Context Clues
Stevenson, J., Ed. – 1994
This book contains eight papers examining vocational expertise and how best to develop it. The first paper, "Vocational Expertise" (John Stevenson), presents five approaches to developing it. The role of context in patterning cognition is considered in "Authenticity in Workplace Learning Settings" (Stephen Billett). In…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
Levine, Suzanne Sosna – 1997
The Child Development Program at John Adams School in North Brunswick, New Jersey, was designed to be an immediate intervention for children with learning problems in the early elementary grades. This two-volume guide describes the work done in the program and how the program can be replicated. The first book details characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
