Improving Students' Thinking Skills through Elementary Social Studies Instruction.

Solomon, Warren

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Publication Date: 1987

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Improving Students' Thinking Skills through Elementary Social Studies Instruction.

Solomon, Warren

Elementary School Journal, v87 n5 p557-69 May 1987

Identifies kinds of thinking that fit naturally into elementary social studies curricula, using models of thinking that are not complex. Models include general problem solving skills and skills pertaining to specific types of intellectual tasks, such as comprehending information, solving specific problems, researching topics, and making decisions. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Problem Solving, Research, Social Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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