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| The Information-Processing Approach | ||
| Provides an overview of cognitive psychology with an emphasis on information processing; includes applications of information processing in the classroom. ( http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/infoproc.html ) | ||
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| Artificial Intelligence | ||
| The web site of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT; includes publications, resources, and web links. ( http://www.kosara.net/ ) | ||
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| Forming Concepts | ||
| Go to this Search ERIC database and type in the words "concept formation" and you will have access to information about a wide range of articles on the topic. ( http://askeric.org/Eric/ ) | ||
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| Heuristics | ||
| Discusses many aspects of heuristic problem solving. ( http://mat.gsia.cmu.edu/mstc/heurnote/heurnote.html ) | ||
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| Heuristics | ||
| Discusses many aspects of heuristic problem solving. ( http://www.vcu.edu/hasweb/psy/faculty/fors/psy321/h.htm ) | ||
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| The Critical Thinking Community | ||
| Sponsored by a number of non-profit foundations, this web site consists of numerous critical thinking articles and resources for colleges, secondary schools and elementary schools. ( http://www.criticalthinking.org/ ) | ||
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| Critical Thinking Links | ||
| Connections to numerous web sites with information about critical thinking. ( http://www3.sympatico.ca/lgrightmire/CRITICAL.HTM ) | ||
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| Schools for Thinking | ||
| The web site for Schools for Thought, which combines the best features of three programs (Fostering a Community of Learners, Computer-Supported Intentional Learning Environment, and The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury) to improve children's thinking skills. ( http://www.criticalthinking.org ) | ||
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| Mindfulness | ||
| Information about Ellen Langer's concept of mindfulness is provided. ( http://kitty.wou.edu/education/healthpe/brazaj/mfbib.html ) | ||
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| Exploring Language | ||
| The ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics with information about language and education in grades K-12. If you have a question about language, you can ask it to language experts. Links to other language web sites are provided. ( http://www.cal.org/ericcll/ ) | ||
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| Talking to Babies | ||
| Describes the Hart and Risley (1995) study on meaningful differences in language input to babies and young children. Includes an interview with Todd Risley. ( http://www.ur.ku.edu/News/95N/NovNews/Nov6/talking.html ) | ||
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| Child Language | ||
| The U.S. Department of Education provides a language growth chart. Also included is information about activities to help children learn about language. ( http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/growth.chart/page1.html ) | ||
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| Bilingual Education | ||
| Extensive links to information about issues and programs in bilingual education. ( http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/ ) | ||
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| Teaching Children to ReadLiteracy and Reading | ||
| Explore the Natioanl Research Council's recommendation that both the basic skills-phonetics and the whole language approaches being used to teach children to read. ( http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june98/reading_3-19.html ) | ||
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| Animal Communication | ||
| Web site of the Gorilla Foundation that includes information about teaching a modified form of American Sign Language to a gorilla named Koko. ( http://emuseum.mankato.msus.edu/cultural/language/chimpanzee.html ) | ||
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| Mental Measurements Yearbook | ||
| The web site of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, which publishes the Mental Measurements Yearbook, with extensive description andd evaluation of tests in many areas. You can learn more about tests in such areas as intelligence, achievement, personality, and careers. ( http://www.unl.edu/buros ) | ||
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| Psychological Tests | ||
| The American Psychological Association's web site that answers frequently asked questions about psychological tests, such as how to find information about a particular type of test. ( http://www.apa.org/science/testing.html ) | ||
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| Reliability and Validity | ||
| Detailed discussion of these two important concepts in psychological testing. ( http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/rel&val.htm ) | ||
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| Alfred Binet | ||
| Provides a biography of Binet and applications of his theory of intelligence. ( http://encarta.msn.com ) | ||
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| Interview with Howard Gardner | ||
| Gardner talks about multiple intelligences and their applications to children's education. ( http://www.cio.com/archive/031596_qa.html ) | ||
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| Multiple Intelligences | ||
| Links to many sites where information about Gardner's multiple intelligences can be found. ( http://www.newhorizons.org/trm_gardner.html ) | ||
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| Sternberg's Theory | ||
| Consists of an article ("What is ësuccessful' intelligence?") written by Sternberg. Discusses educational applications of his theory. ( http://www.edweek.com/ew/vol-16/11stern.h16 ) | ||
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| The Bell Curve | ||
| An interview with cognitive psychologist Robert Sternberg that reveals his criticisms of The Bell Curve. ( http://www.skeptic.com/03.3.fm-sternberg-interview.html ) | ||
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| Cultural Biases and Testing | ||
| The Search ERIC Database web site. Type in the words "cultural bias and testing" and you will be able to examine a wide range of articles on the topic. ( http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric ) | ||
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| Mental Retardation | ||
| The web site of the American Association on Mental Retardation that includes information about special education, research, and family services. ( http://www.aamr.org/index.shtml ) | ||
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| Gifted Children Links | ||
| Internet connections to a wide range of information about children who are gifted, including the National Center on the Gifted and Talented; ERIC Selected Sites on Gifted Education; Kent State's gifted education resources for teachers; distance learning programs offered by Stanford; Duke; and Johns Hopkins; and summer programs. ( http://www.gifted-children.com/ ) | ||
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| Gifted Children and Education | ||
| Ellen Winner, an expert on gifted children, describes their miseducation. ( http://www.edweek.com/ew/vol-16/07winner.h16 ) | ||
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| Teresa Amabile's Research | ||
| Teresa Amabile's web site that includes description of her research and publications on creativity. ( http://dor.hbs.edu/fi_redirect.jhtml?facInfo=bio&facEmId=tamabile ) | ||
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| Csikszentmihalyi | ||
| Csikszentmihalyi's book, Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life is described, his ideas about flow provide insights about creativity. ( http://hallselfesteem.com/self-improvement/70.shtml ) | ||
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| Harvard Project Zero | ||
| Project Zero's mission is to enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts and other disciplines; this web site describes the Project's current directions and research, which include creativity and leadership, art works for schools, a visual thinking curriculum, an education and arts project, and Arts PROPEL, which involves an integration of teaching assessment. ( http://pzweb.harvard.edu/ ) | ||
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