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John-Steiner, Vera – 1985
In an attempt to find out more about how creative people engage in thinking, more than 50 men and women considered to be prominant in the humanities, the arts, and the sciences were interviewed. Letters, diaries and autobiographies of other creative individuals were examined in an effort to provide a broad base for studying the psychology of…
Descriptors: Art, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking
Peer reviewedAxelrod, Jerry – Reading Horizons, 1979
Suggests using analogies to aid in reading instruction. (MKM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Context Clues, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedSkarakis-Doyle, Elizabeth; Mullin, Kathleen – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1990
The performance of 24 language-disordered children (ages 3-8) on an ambiguity detection task was compared to that of children matched for comprehension level and children matched for cognitive level. It is concluded that communicative factors, both active primary comprehension and social communicative knowledge, had a stronger influence than the…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
Download full textDuran, Richard; And Others – 1995
This report examines the readiness of Latino (Hispanic descent) high school students for college-level academic work based on their reading comprehension and verbal reasoning skills. Pertinent college admissions test data and educational survey data are reviewed, and findings are discussed from a variety of research fields that sharpen the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
