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Koenig, Judith Anderson – National Academies Press, 2011
The routine jobs of yesterday are being replaced by technology and/or shipped off-shore. In their place, job categories that require knowledge management, abstract reasoning, and personal services seem to be growing. The modern workplace requires workers to have broad cognitive and affective skills. Often referred to as "21st century…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Thinking Skills, Abstract Reasoning, Problem Solving
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Ambrose, Don – Roeper Review, 1996
Panoramic scanning is the capacity to perceive, interpret, and appreciate complex problems from a big-picture vantage point. Barriers to panoramic scanning (sensory bombardment, superficial polarized thought, and tunnel vision) and facilitators (broad interests and knowledge, pattern finding, and connection-making skills) are identified. Educators…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education