The Need for Different Classroom Settings For Effective Development of Thinking Skills

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Sonn
Keyword(s):  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Policy Analyst ◽  
Instrumental Enrichment ◽  
Historical Societies ◽  
Science Laboratories ◽  
Publishing Houses ◽  
Effective Development ◽  
Instructional Settings ◽  
Alternative Classroom

A study was conducted in the southern areas of the former Transkei evaluating the development of thinking skills through Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment (FIE) program (Sonn, 1996). The researcher came to certain conclusions and made several recommendations. One of these recommendations was to change the classroom setting to facilitate the effective development of thinking skills. This paper is divided into three parts. Part one discusses the need for an alternative classroom setting. Curriculum developers seldom address the type of environment in which a curriculum should be implemented, even though the environment is a factor that affects the implementation of any curriculum. Therefore, if we want to change the curriculum to allow for the teaching of thinking skills, we have to change the classroom setting as well. Part two is a review of various examples of classroom settings and the alternative instructional structures. Specifically discussed are the advantages of: (a) biology laboratories, (b) longer blocks of time offered several times a week, (3) developing junior science laboratories, historical societies, social policy institutes, publishing houses, television stations, and (d) junior think tanks where groups of interested students, under adult guidance from either a teacher or a professional policy analyst, focus on a problem of concern to the adolescent and adult community. The third part of the paper addresses the question of why alternative instructional settings and structures have not taken root and flourished.

Novel Approaches to Teaching Aging and Disability: Active Learning Through Design and Exploration

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Revell ◽  
Brian J. Ayotte
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Order Processing ◽  
Passive Learning ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Exploratory Programming

Active learning emphasizes student engagement and collaboration instead of more passive learning, which involves primarily listening to lectures in the classroom setting. The benefits of active learning are many with an emphasis on the expansion of higher-order processing and critical thinking skills. Active learning can be found in many best practice approaches in the Medicine, Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (MSTEM) fields. Hack-a-thon and hack events are examples of active learning. These are gaining popularity in research institutes, and specifically in engineering, computer science, business, and healthcare settings. Wikipedia defines hack-a-thon as the blending of the words “hack,” referring to exploratory programming, and “marathon,” referring to a timed event. This article describes a hack-a-thon approach for active learning in the classroom setting.

Instrumental Enrichment: A Strategy for Modifying Cognitive Ability

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
Shirley M. Yates
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Significant Modification ◽  
Instrumental Enrichment ◽  
Teaching Thinking

In recent years much interest has been expressed about the possibilities of teaching thinking skills to special education populations. Instrumental Enrichment (IE) is a programme designed to achieve significant modification in cognitive abilities in retarded adolescents (Feuerstein, Rand, Hoffman & Miller, 1980). The purpose of this paper is to attempt to review the major concepts and philosophy underlying IE, and consider the available research that has been published by way of evaluation of the programme.

scholarly journals Digital Technological Solutions Are an Important Factor in The Effective Development of Higher Education in the Republic of Uzbekistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 01016
Author(s):  
Irina Zhukovskaya ◽  
Sharafutdin Xashimxodjayev ◽  
Elena Pilipenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Effective Development

This article shows the main directions of improving higher education in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the context of the formation of the digital economy. The authors' research is based on real examples of the Tashkent State Economic University. The article proves that the digital transformation and change in the methods and means of teaching students and undergraduates in the context of the pandemic caused by the spread of COVID 19 infection require new technological approaches to teaching and managing the university from the teaching staff and university administration. In this article, the authors conclude that digital technologies individualize the educational process, diversify, develop students' independence, and develop creative thinking skills. Thus, the quality of education improves, and it is not only about the full and high-quality fulfillment of the requirements of the curriculum: classes begin to meet the personal interests and needs of students and undergraduates, which is undoubtedly an additional incentive to master the educational material. Thus, modern technological solutions based on the latest digital technologies contribute to an increase in the efficiency and quality of the educational process in a higher educational institution.

A Review of Augmented Reality in K-12 Education Environments

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-61
Author(s):  
Adam C. Carreon ◽  
Sean J. Smith ◽  
Kavita Rao
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Real World ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Common Definition ◽  
Digital Objects ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Instructional Settings ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Interactive Experience

Augmented reality (AR) continues to gain popularity within the classroom setting, lauded for the potential it brings to further engage students and contextualize instruction. AR offers an interactive experience where digital objects, seen through various mobile devices (e.g., iPad, mobile phone), are overlaid on the real world. This literature review of 38 research studies conducted in K-12 settings examined the defining characteristics of AR, the purpose and application of the AR intervention, and the outcomes associated with the current use of AR. The results of the review reveal that studies use varying defining characteristics of AR which leads to varying levels of applications for all students in instructional settings. With no common definition leading to a wide array of classroom usage, the authors examine AR usage for students with and without disabilities. This article also provides recommendations to establish a strong research base on specific characteristics and the impact AR has on education.

Why Speech-Language Clinicians Should Be in the Classroom

1991 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon L. Wadle
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Task Analysis ◽  
Regular Classroom ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Therapy Room

Lack of training is only an excuse for not collaborating outside of the therapy room. With our present training, speech-language clinicians have many skills to share in the regular classroom setting. This training has provided skills in task analysis, a language focus, an appreciation and awareness of individual differences in learning, and motivational techniques.

Prologue to the Forum: Vocabulary Across the School Grades

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne M. Adlof
Keyword(s):  
Word Learning ◽  
Vocabulary Instruction ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Reading Disorders ◽  
Vocabulary Intervention ◽  
New Words ◽  
School Grades ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Ability Levels ◽  
Instructional Settings

Purpose This prologue introduces the LSHSS Forum: Vocabulary Across the School Grades. The goals of the forum are to provide an overview of the importance of vocabulary to literacy and academic achievement, to review evidence regarding best practices for vocabulary instruction, and to highlight recent research related to word learning with students across different grade levels. Method The prologue provides a foundational overview of vocabulary's role in literacy and introduces the topics of the other ten articles in the forum. These include clinical focus articles, research reviews, and word-learning and vocabulary intervention studies involving students in elementary grades through college. Conclusion Children with language and reading disorders experience specific challenges learning new words, but all students can benefit from high-quality vocabulary instruction. The articles in this issue highlight the characteristics of evidence-based vocabulary interventions for children of different ages, ability levels, and language backgrounds and provide numerous examples of intervention activities that can be modified for use in individual, small-group, or large-group instructional settings.

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