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Nouri, Ali; Pihlgren, Ann – Dialogic Pedagogy, 2018
This paper explores the possibilities of the pedagogical use of Socratic dialogue as a basis for educating students diagnosed with autism. The Socratic dialogue is a particular pedagogical method used in educational settings to enhance student's thinking and dialogic abilities. Research has proven that Socratic dialogue may result in improved…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Seminars, Teaching Methods
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Pitri, Eliza – Art Education, 2013
In this article, Eliza Pitri states, "when allowed to make and explain their own choices, students develop invaluable creative problem-solving skills." Opportunities for such critical thinking abound in the art classroom. The importance of identifying how skills and dispositions related to creative problem solving are expressed in a…
Descriptors: Art Education, Problem Solving, Creativity, Critical Thinking
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Simpson, Joseph M.; Elias, Vicky L. – Teaching Sociology, 2011
This article introduces a sociology role-playing game (RPG) used to demonstrate the broad range of social forces, institutions, and structures in a semester-long series of in-class and homework assignments. RPGs and other simulation games have been frequently suggested as a useful teaching methodology because of their unique ability to allow…
Descriptors: Sociology, Role Playing, Educational Games, Simulation
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Mellou, Eleni – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1996
This paper views creativity as the combination of the conditions of interaction and transformation-imagination-fantasy. These conditions operate together, simultaneously, in order to define the complex process of creativity. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Imagination
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers