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ERIC Number: EJ306682
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Teaching Thinking in Tulsa.
Zenke, Larry; Alexander, Larry
Educational Leadership, v42 n1 p81-84 Sep 1984
Describes a thinking skills program in Oklahoma that has brought about a significant rise in achievement test scores. Teaching strategies are based on the premise that students learn new things based on the resemblance between new and familiar words and ideas. (TE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Heuristics, Intellectual Development, Learning Strategies, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving, Scores, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Tulsa Public Schools OK