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Costa, Arthur L.; Marzano, Robert – Educational Leadership, 1987
Emphasizing the linguistic nature of instruction and the importance of labeling, this article identifies seven starting points for creating a classroom language of cognition: (1) using precise vocabulary; (2) posing critical questions; (3) providing data, not solutions; (4) giving directions; (5) probing for specificity; (6) modeling metacognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Role

Gagne, Robert N. – Educational Leadership, 1972
Poses a question which inquires about the need for behavioral objectives, the possible uses they may have, and the educational functions that may be conceived for them. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Objectives, Educational Theories

Tinsley, Drew C.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1972
To the extent that class discussion is representative of the entire program, the dominant emphasis on memory and interpretation questions in this study suggests that the cognitive objectives of the two programs are remarkably similar. (Authors)
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Analysis, Inquiry, Methods Research

Ennis, Robert H. – Educational Leadership, 1985
Proposes an expanded definition of critical thinking and discusses its components. Includes an outline of goals and objectives for a critical thinking curriculum. (MCG)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Style, Critical Thinking

Nicely, Robert F., Jr. – Educational Leadership, 1985
Presents research on cognitive skills demanded by elementary and secondary school mathematics textbooks, based on an original 10-level classification of thinking activities; reports a general decline both in the amount of material demanding student involvement and in the percentage of that material requiring higher-order thinking. (MCG)
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Concepts

Brandt, Ron – Educational Leadership, 1988
In this interview, author Art Costa asserts that the teaching of either content or thinking skills in isolation is unproductive. To combine these approaches, he recommends selecting content for its relationship to thought processes. He also observes that administrators who model intelligent behavior thereby create a climate for thinking. (TE)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Processes

Quinby, Nelson – Educational Leadership, 1985
Presents an interview with an intelligence expert and author who proposes that the scope of intelligence testing be broadened according to his new taxonomy of intelligence, and that schools use intelligence tests to diagnose individual students' strengths and weaknesses. (MCG)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking