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ERIC Number: EJ370303
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Teaching Thinking to At-Risk Students.
Pogrow, Stanley
Educational Leadership, v45 n7 p79 Apr 1988
Evidence from the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) program suggests that at-risk students show little understanding of content without first receiving concentrated instruction in understanding itself. Teaching thinking skills to at-risk students requires a thinking environment, consisting of exploratory conversations, stimulation of curiosity, and challenging instruction. (TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies, Intelligence, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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