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Peterson, Rita W. – 1986
This paper focuses specifically on the reasoning skill called proportional reasoning. Areas addressed include: (1) a definition (providing examples of direct and indirect proportional reasoning); (2) the development of proportional reasoning (discussing survey results of students logical reasoning abilities); (3) planning for the future (proposing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Learning Theories
Clarken, Rodney H. – 1988
Peace is one of the greatest needs in the world today. Until the causes of war are addressed, there can be no peace. Education, justice, and unity are the building blocks to peace and the necessary conditions for its existence. Achieving a peaceful world depends upon our willingness and efforts to remove those things that lead to war and to…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Responsibility, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Van Meter, Eddy J. – 1983
A system of classifying educational change, focusing on change perspectives rather than on change strategies, is provided in an attempt to increase understanding of issues relating to change efforts in educational settings. The term "perspectives" is used to mean orientations for interpreting, while the term "strategies" is used for methodologies…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Classification, Conflict, Educational Administration

Carnine, Douglas; Woodward, John – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
This critique of H. Lee Swanson's "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities" comments on Swanson's concept of learning disabilities, cognitive science, and information processing theory. A different research and theory-building agenda is proposed, focusing on society's definition of learning disabilities and instructional issues and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Definitions, Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research

Kamii, Constance; Lewis, Barbara A. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990
Advocated is the use of everyday games and situations instead of the traditional use of textbooks, workbooks, and worksheets. New goals and principles for the beginning arithmetic student are presented. Modifications of activities that promote the constructivist ideal are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)

Smith, William R.; Missen, Ronald W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Describes two easily applied mathematical theorems, Budan's rule and Rolle's theorem, that in addition to Descartes's rule of signs and intermediate-value theorem, are useful in chemical equilibrium. Provides examples that illustrate the use of all four theorems. Discusses limitations of the polynomial equation representation of chemical…
Descriptors: Chemical Equilibrium, Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education
Mandler, Jean Matter – 1984
An expansion of three lectures on schema theory given at the University of Alberta as part of the MacEachran Memorial Lecture Series, this book is intended for students and researchers interested in the schemata that organize knowledge of stories, events, and scenes, and to serve as an introduction to the elements of schema theory and the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Learning Theories, Schemata (Cognition)
Gohring, Ralph J. – Audiovisual Instruction, 1978
An annotated list of resources is provided for persons beginning to explore seriously the potential of simulation/gaming for enhancing instruction. (Author/STS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Games, Game Theory, Games

Downing, Charles J. – Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 1984
Presents a framework of developmental tasks which focuses on growth over the life span. Tasks include competence, sex role identity, capacity for meaningful relationships, independence, personal purpose, integrity, and acceptance of the world. Limitations of the approach and implications for counselors are discussed. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior, Classification, Counseling Theories, Developmental Tasks

Croce, Ronald V.; Jacobson, William H. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1986
Basic behavioral processes involved in motor control based on theories of motor control and learning are outlined using the teaching of two-point touch cane technique as an application of the theories. The authors assert the importance of repetition, practice, and sufficient learning time. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Motor Development, Theories, Visual Impairments, Visually Handicapped Mobility

Ward, Virgil S. – Roeper Review, 1985
The author considers three concepts (giftedness, guidance and counseling as education, and differential education for the gifted) in an attempt to link systematic theory with sensible practice. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Guidance, School Counseling

Hollingsworth, Patricia L. – Roeper Review, 1985
The Enaction Curriculum is the framework used to develop curriculum for a total school program for gifted children ages 3 to 10 at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Enaction Curriculum is based on Enaction Theory of Thinking with a focus on domain specific knowledge. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Simulation

Luss, Dan – Chemical Engineering Education, 1986
Analyzes steady-state multiplicity in chemical reactors, focusing on the use of two mathematical tools, namely, the catastrophe theory and the singularity theory with a distinguished parameter. These tools can be used to determine the maximum number of possible solutions and the different types of bifurcation diagrams. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Diagrams, Engineering Education, Higher Education

Van Erp, J. W. M.; Heshusius, L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
A teaching-learning procedure in early instruction in mathematics is anchored in Piagetian and Russian psychology and traces internalization processes that occur between material and mental actions, namely perceptual actions of visualization and imagination, verbal action, symbolization, and generalization. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mathematics, Perceptual Development, Teaching Methods

Straehle, Manfred; Soucar, Beth – 2002
This paper explores the supportive and effective uses of improvisation in counseling. Specifically, the intention in this paper is to accomplish three goals: to explore the history of improvisation in psychotherapy, to examine the aspects of improvisation that pertain to the counseling process, and to identify ways in which the use of…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Improvisation, Psychotherapy