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Burton, Judith M. – School Arts, 1980
This second article in a series on children's artistic learning reviews the developmental process of symbolization and symbol representation by young children and analyzes the symbolism in works by three boys. Practical teaching considerations are discussed. For part one of this series, see the September, 1980 issue of this journal. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Education, Childrens Art, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
John-Steiner, Vera – 1985
In an attempt to find out more about how creative people engage in thinking, more than 50 men and women considered to be prominant in the humanities, the arts, and the sciences were interviewed. Letters, diaries and autobiographies of other creative individuals were examined in an effort to provide a broad base for studying the psychology of…
Descriptors: Art, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking

Morelli, Lynn – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Presents activities to visually explore the algebraic concepts of variable, constant, the distributive property, and combining like terms. Presents four transparencies that use visual models to understand exercises in students perform the same mental calculations on a number of their choice and obtain the same result. (MDH)
Descriptors: Algebra, Concept Formation, Learning Activities, Mathematical Concepts

Hershkowitz, Rina; Markovits, Zvia – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Describes the Agam program, a 36-unit curriculum program to introduce students to basic visual concepts and that applies visual abilities and visual thinking to learning tasks. Describes two units at the third grade level, "Ratio and Proportion" and "Numerical Intuition," and makes observations of the students' learning. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation

Thompson, Frances M. – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Presents activities that use visual-geometric models to help students develop their understanding of exponents and division of powers with the same base. Presents opportunities for students to discover patterns for themselves and communicate these findings to others. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Diagrams, Discovery Learning