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ERIC Number: EJ306672
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Kinds of Thinking Taught in Current Programs.
Nickerson, Raymond S.
Educational Leadership, v42 n1 p26-36 Sep 1984
The renewed interest in teaching thinking skills results from concern about the failings of the current system. Some thinking skills programs emphasize cognitive processes, while others are concerned with heuristics, development of formal operations, language and symbols, or thinking as subject matter. (TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Logical Thinking
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Instrumental Enrichment; Learning Cycle; Project Intelligence