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Northrop, Lois C. – 1976
The complex nature of the psychological construct called judgment, the history of its identification as a mental ability, its measurement, and its relationship to other mental abilities are discussed. Factor analytic research which isolated the judgment factor is reviewed. The pervasiveness of the judgment factor throughout a number of diverse…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Decision Making Skills
Moore, Carl M.; Coke, James G. – 1977
This paper discusses Delphi-a method of utilizing individuals' knowledge, judgment, and opinions to address complex questions and applies the method to a community planning project in Stow, Ohio. There are four phases of any Delphi: (1) exploring the subject under discussion, with each individual contributing pertinent information, (2) reaching an…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Convergent Thinking, Cooperative Planning, Decision Making Skills
Haigh, Neil – 1981
An increasing number of researchers have contended that the process of teaching is composed of thoughts as well as actions and that a complete understanding of teaching cannot be achieved if research is limited to observable teacher performance alone. A study was designed to examine: (1) the nature of teacher thoughts before and during lessons;…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Decision Making Skills, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Hellweg, Susan A.; King, Stephen W. – 1982
A study was conducted to examine the evaluative criteria or schemata that voters use in making decisions about competing candidates. More specifically, the study sought to determine (1) whether the criteria that voters employ differ between the candidates, and (2) the relative importance of various candidate-specific criteria in the voting…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Communication Research, Credibility, Decision Making
Heath, Phillip A.; Weible, Thomas D. – 1979
This publication presents a planning model for and provides examples of a unit teaching approach for helping middle school students develop social responsibility. The authors believe that if the middle school is to be effective in providing sound educational experiences designed to contribute to the development of the total individual, instruction…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades
Gay, John – 1979
This teaching guide accompanies the text CURRENT HEALTH PROBLEMS and is intended for use in conjunction with that text. It provides guidelines on discussion situations, teaching and learning activities, test questions, and teaching resources. Special emphasis is placed on film resources. The purpose of the guide is to suggest affective learning…
Descriptors: Age, Communicable Diseases, Decision Making Skills, Drug Abuse
Helbing, Hans – 1978
The relationship between separate dimensions of vocational maturity and different self-concept and identity variables were examined. Subjects were Dutch students, age 14-18 years. The vocational maturity dimensions were measured by Dutch adaptations of American vocational maturity scales. Instruments for self-concept and identity measurement were…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making Skills, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Furlong, Frank; And Others – 1978
This document reports the activities of a leadership workshop attended by 43 persons representing library and media personnel at all educational levels for the states of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana. The purpose of the workshop was to identify individual leadership styles, identify and practice group process skills, review and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conference Reports, Decision Making Skills, Games
BINFORD, FREDERICK; SUPPES, PATRICK – 1964
STUDY OBJECTIVES WERE DEVELOPED AROUND THE IDEA THAT DELIBERATE AND PLANNED TEACHING OF FORMAL SYMBOLIC LOGIC WILL BENEFIT THE STUDENT AT ANY AGE BY ENLARGING HIS SCOPE AND PROVIDING FOR A DEEPER AND MORE PENETRATING STUDY OF MATHEMATICS AND OTHER DEDUCTIVELY FORMULATED DISCIPLINES. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE ABLE STUDENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Elementary Education, Grammar, Logical Thinking
Birmingham, Coleen; And Others – 1975
Focusing on occupational clusters in the areas of the arts, technology, research, and personal and product services, this unit entitled "A Few of Our Favorite Things" is one of four grade 1 units which are part of a total set of twenty-seven career development curriculum units for grades K-6. This unit is organized into four sections.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Career Education, Curriculum Guides
Laramore, Darryl; And Others – 1978
This instructor's guide is intended to assist in making appropriate decisions about teaching and to help plan, present, evaluate, and expand curriculum materials for a course in career awareness, decision-making, and job-seeking skills. Instructional objectives are provided within six instructional areas: (1) orientation, (2) self-awareness, (3)…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Planning
Greenfield, Stephen; And Others – 1979
Two computer-based instructional projects and a workbook model designed to emphasize three different applications of expertise in medical problem-solving are described. The "CVTEST" Project (cardiovascular) explored the use of a computer program to provide guidance to students and facilitate self-assessment. The program does not directly teach,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making Skills, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Winocur, S. Lee – 1977
This guide addresses the problem of decision-making in young children and the effect of a particular curriculum on the improvement of children's ability in this area. The term and the process of decision-making are defined, and career implications are discussed. The last section of the guide outlines a program designed to help teachers assist…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Curriculum Guides, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Hartoonian, H. Michael – 1979
The paper suggests ways to coordinate basic social studies skills to achieve the goal of developing reasoning ability in elementary and secondary students. The first three sections present a rationale for teaching the reasoning process in the social studies curriculum. The author stresses that in order to be an effective thinker, one should be…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Basic Skills, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking
Dunn, Charleta J.; Kowitz, Gerald T. – 1967
Guidance decisions depend on the validity of standardized tests and teacher judgment records as measures of student achievement. To test this validity, a sample of 400 high school juniors, randomly selected from two large Gulf Coas t area schools, were administered the Iowa Tests of Educational Development. The nine subtest scores and each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making Skills, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis
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