Discusses connections between technology and thinking skills. Argues that technology is unsurpassed in identifying, collecting, and organizing information, but that technology and information are of scant value without a thinking framework to reveal their interconnectedness. Describes the benefits and limitations of technology within a context…

Studied the effects of 120 hours of chess instruction on the mathematics achievement of southern, rural, black secondary students. Analysis of covariance results show the treatment group (11 females, 9 males) scored significantly higher than the control group (10 females, 10 males) in mathematics achievement. Discusses results in terms of altering…

Describes Singapore's Thinking Schools, Learning Nation initiative, designed to foster thinking skills and equip students with the abilities and knowledge necessary to meet the challenges of the new millennium. The initiative includes such features as learner-centered schools, enhanced curriculum, information technology networks, additional…

Discusses preliminary studies on thoughtful schools in Brunei Darussalam. Thoughtful schools emphasize the concepts of creativity, reflectivity, responsibility, and reciprocity in the areas of teaching, learning, and school management. Examines precursors to thoughtful schools and looks at why there have not been many studies on the subject. (SM)

Presents an overview of the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in Hong Kong's education, focusing on the school sector. Discusses the recent history of using computers in Hong Kong, explaining the government's current ICT policy and reviewing the status of ICT implementation in terms of access and connectivity, teacher…

Describes materials developed for key stage 4 for the improvement of student thinking skills that are used to explain atomic structure and bonding. Tests student understanding by introducing seemingly plausible, yet possibly incorrect, explanations of situations. (Author/YDS)

Demonstrates how forensic science can be used as a framework for generating student interest and learning in chemistry and promoting critical thinking. The "Who Dunnit?" forensic science workshop was developed by undergraduate students and is one element of a two-week residential summer outreach program that seeks to develop interest in…

Addresses the importance of client conceptualization skills in counseling as well as the limitations of child conceptualization skills in counseling. Provides a rough overview of the applicable points in Piaget's theory of cognitive development and a discussion of how these points relate to conceptualization skills in counseling. (RS)

Introduces a chemistry course developed at Northeastern University and discusses the improvements to increase the quality of education offered to graduate students. (Contains 20 references.) (YDS)

Multiple regression methods were used to examine continuous variation in component reading subskills and their underlying cognitive skills within a group of 9 to 15-year-old children. Results are discussed within a connectionist framework that views the decoding deficit in dyslexia as stemming from poorly specified phonological representations.…

Suggests a model for the development of mental representation. Explores empiricist and constructivist models and maintains that the constructivist model provides a better ground for theory building. Evaluates Piaget's constructivist account of the emergence of mental representation. Proposes that his account is insufficient and suggests a…

Endorses concept mapping as the way to achieve the most meaningful learning. In concept mapping, concepts are organized according to their hierarchical relationships. Concept-mapping skills can help to organize and integrate information, assess existing knowledge, gain more insight into all knowledge, and relate basic science concepts to the…

Describes a qualitative study of preservice mathematics teachers' use of higher-order thinking as they used an interactive multimedia program based on a situated learning framework. Analyzes types of talk used by the students as they worked with the program and classifies it as social, procedural, and lower-order and higher-order thinking.…

Describes the metacognitive process as an important means of clarifying the complexity of nature. Presents an activity on sorting solids, liquids, and gases that incorporates a metacognitive technique. (WRM)

Evaluates the thinking of third grade students in relation to an instructional program in probability which was informed by a research-based framework that included a description of students' probabilistic thinking. Reveals that overcoming misconceptions in sample space, applying both part-part and part-whole reasoning, and using invented language…