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Solomon, Warren – Elementary School Journal, 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.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
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Nelms, Ben F. – Elementary School Journal, 1987
Overviews attempts to integrate language arts and social studies and reviews research on language processes. Discusses types of writing designed to produce active and responsible learners. Describes writing exercises designed to enable students to inventory knowledge; to initiate, consolidate, and personalize learning; and to clarify thinking. (RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
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Flexer, Roberta J. – Elementary School Journal, 1987
Documents the different problem-solving styles and approaches of two first-grade children having strong mathematical abilities. One child demonstrated an extrinsic, algorithmic style of problem-solving, while the other used an intrinsic, individual-in-control style. (NH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Wilkerson, Rhonda M.; White, Kinnard P. – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Evaluates the effects on the 4MAT system on achievement and retention of learning. Defines 4MAT system as instructional model that provides systematic approach to organizing and delivering instruction that addresses learning styles and hemispheric preferences of students. Study examines students' interest in content and attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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Marx, Ronald W.; Walsh, John – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Offers a descriptive theory of the nature of classroom tasks. Describes the interplay among (1) the conditions under which tasks are set; (2) the cognitive plans students use to accomplish tasks; and (3) the products students create as a result of their task-related efforts. (SKC)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes
Task Factors, Teacher Behavior, and Students' Involvement and Use of Learning Strategies in Science.
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Blumenfeld, Phyllis C.; Meece, Judith L. – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Investigated the cognitive engagement of students in grades 4-6 who received science lessons that varied in the level of cognitive content, procedural complexity, and social organization. The variables did not significantly affect student involvement. Cognitive engagement was similar for tasks judged as low and high in difficulty. (SKC)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes, Course Content, Difficulty Level
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Anderson, Richard C.; And Others – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Examines evidence on error rate in classroom tasks. Claims the usual interpretation of a negative relationship between error rate (especially in oral reading errors) and reading achievement as meaning that low error rates lead to reading growth may be mistaken. Suggests oral errors cause tension, which increases attention and instigates deeper…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Crowell, Doris C.; Hu-pei Au, Kathryn – Elementary School Journal, 1981
Shows how a scale of questions can be used to develop and assess children's ability to comprehend information presented through different modalities and media. The scale's five levels, which indicate increasing difficulty in comprehension, are association, classification, seriation, integration, and extension. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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And Others; Andreasen, Nann – Elementary School Journal, 1980
Summarizes a seminar discussion on teaching composition skills to elementary school students. (MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Interviews