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Peer reviewedBaechle, Cathy L.; Ming-Gon, John Lian – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
This study of 52 learning-disabled children, aged 8-13, found that direct feedback and practice improved metaphor interpretation. The approach was highly successful in teaching students to generalize concrete concepts to abstract ones. Further descriptive analyses indicated that grade and reading levels of subjects correlated with metaphor…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Drills (Practice), Elementary Education, Feedback
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1982
This booklet contains proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the University/Urban Schools National Task Force. The conference was held to present information about four programs designed to help high school students to sharpen their reasoning skills. Criteria for program development state that: (1) the program can be taught to teachers in a…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, College Bound Students, Courses
