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Solis, Graciela; Callanan, Maureen – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2021
Parents who vary in their experience with formal schooling are likely to use different types of informal guidance with their children. However, rather than assuming a deficit approach we need evidence regarding how parents with limited schooling support their children's learning. Forty U.S. families of Mexican-heritage, from two levels of…
Descriptors: Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Guidance, Parent Child Relationship
Erin Williamson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this case study was to examine how one high-performing California TK-6th grade public elementary school had committed to the development of 21st century skills. Specifically, this study sought to identify the practices and structures at Utopia Elementary that allowed students of low socio-economic status and students with an…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Skill Development, Minority Group Students, Elementary School Students
Calvillo, Dustin P. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
One component of hindsight bias is memory distortion. This component is measured with a memory design, in which individuals answer questions, learn the correct answers, and recall their original answers. Hindsight bias occurs when participants' recollections are closer to the correct answers than their original judgments actually were. The present…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Bias, Memory, Evaluative Thinking
Kaufman, James C.; Baer, John; Cole, Jason C. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2009
The Consensual Assessment Technique (CAT) argues that the most valid judgments of the creativity are those of the combined opinions of experts in the field. Yet who exactly qualifies as an expert to evaluate a creative product such as a short story? This study examines both novice and expert judgments of student short fiction. Results indicate a…
Descriptors: Creativity, Writing Evaluation, Creative Writing, Expertise
Nelson, Meta; Eddy, Rebecca M. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
This case study of one middle school focuses on improving teachers' skills in data-driven decision making through analysis of student work and their own professional practice. The expectation that schools will make adequate yearly progress has pushed evaluation practice down to the teacher level, where teachers are asked to analyze and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Standardized Tests, Evaluative Thinking
Kissam, Ed; Dorsey, Holda – 1997
This module, which may be used as the basis for a workshop or as a special topic unit in adult basic education or English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) courses, focuses on how to evaluate the facts, opinions, and positions on social issues held by family and friends, neighbors, authority figures, and the media. Topics covered include the following:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Data Interpretation

Hirsch, Judi – Social Studies Review, 1990
Outlines an inservice-teacher workshop, used in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, intended for high school teachers who focus on the modern Middle East. Defines the critical thinking process it recommends: questioning assumptions, gathering information, and evaluating material. Describes small-group sessions that evaluate textbooks and news…
Descriptors: Bias, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Current Events