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Peer reviewedPogrow, Stanley – Educational Leadership, 1988
Evidence from the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) program suggests that at-risk students show little understanding of content without first receiving concentrated instruction in understanding itself. Teaching thinking skills to at-risk students requires a thinking environment, consisting of exploratory conversations, stimulation of curiosity,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedPogrow, Stanley; Buchanan, Barbara – Educational Leadership, 1985
Describes the Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Program developed to help Chapter 1 students learn better thinking skills that improve basic skills and social confidence. (MD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Pogrow, Stanley – Principal, 1988
The Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) program uses microcomputers to help high risk students master basic thinking processes, grasp course content, and apply learned information in various problem-solving situations. Specifically, HOTS aids students with metacognition, inference from context, and generalization skills. It also improves…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, High Risk Students
