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Feldhusen, John F.; Kolloff, Margaret B. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1988
The reprinted 1978 article with a 1988 update advocates a combination of enrichment and acceleration to meet the needs of gifted youth. It presents a three-stage enrichment model to develop: (1) divergent and convergent thinking abilities; (2) creative thinking and problem solving strategies; and (3) independent learning abilities. (VW)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Cognitive Development, Convergent Thinking, Creative Thinking
Download full textBrandhorst, Allan R.; Splittgerber, Fred – 1984
The SIMILE model for teaching thinking skills is described and protocol materials that used the model to teach the concept of power are presented. Thinking skills in the SIMILE model include imaging, dissection, conceptualization, definition, relational analysis, and analogy. When teaching thinking skills using the SIMILE model, curriculum…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Convergent Thinking, Critical Thinking, Educational Theories
