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Smith, Justin G.; DuBois, Bryce; Corwin, Jason – Journal of Extension, 2016
This article presents a method for using mind mapping to assess social learning outcomes in collaborative environmental restoration and participatory natural resource management initiatives. Using mind mapping for preassessment and postassessment can reveal changes in individual and collective thinking about critical social and ecological issues.…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Cognitive Processes, Natural Resources, Conservation (Environment)
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Szilagyi, Janka; Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2013
This study investigated the development of length measurement ideas in students from prekindergarten through 2nd grade. The main purpose was to evaluate and elaborate the developmental progression, or levels of thinking, of a hypothesized learning trajectory for length measurement to ensure that the sequence of levels of thinking is consistent…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes, Young Children
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Libresco, Andrea S. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2007
In this article, the author presents a case study of three fourth grade teachers in New York, a state that administers an elementary social studies test, constructed by teachers, that relies on the use of documents in the majority of its questions. Throughout the 2002-2003 school year, the three teachers were observed during every unit of social…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Cognitive Processes, Faculty Development, Social Studies