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Fuller, Robert; And Others – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1981
Fuller, physicist, educator, and director of the University of Nebraska's ADAPT (Accent on Developing Abstract Processes of Thought) program discusses ADAPT in terms of its interdisciplinary, reasoning skills, and mastery learning orientation; university support; plans; student testing; achievements; and faculty training in Piagetian theory.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Theories, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedNoyce, Ruth M. – Language Arts, 1979
Describes the writing program which might emerge if several recognized American writers were asked to identify childhood experiences which influenced their development. (DD)
Descriptors: Authors, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education
Lieberman, J. Nina – 1981
The major components of playfulness in kindergarten children are physical, social, and cognitive spontaneity, manifest joy, and sense of humor. Children who are highly playful also show high scores in divergent and creative thinking. Piaget postulated that after the age of 7 or 8 this quality is replaced by assimilating the objective facts of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Divergent Thinking
