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Developing Thinking Skills

Developing Thinking Skills WBLOPtNG THINKING MUS %4v* B. \j*leU LD students often require priority instruction in thinking skills and strategies. Persons with learning disabilities frequently demonstrate dif- ficulties in effective thinking and problem solving. Effective thinking is the ability to form ideas, images, and thoughts that enables the person to live a constructive life. Thinking pro- cesses usually involve the integration and understanding of specific perceptual relations, such as words and symbols, and the manipulation of these abstractions for eventual problem solving. The major thinking processes common to most problem solving include the acquisition of relevant information, the analysis and synthesis of data, the comprehension of relation- ships, the application of concepts and strategies, and the evaluation of results. Each of these processes consists of skills whic h must be learned. For example, the comprehension of specific information requires an understanding of the terms, methods, and classifications involved. Some persons are far more effective thinkers than others. They seem to perceive subtle relationships more readily, recognize cause and effect, make sound inferences, and quick- ly recognize and correct their mistakes. Others, sometimes in- cluding those with special learning disabilities, have great dif- NOV. 1986 187 ficulty with these skills and processes and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Academic Therapy SAGE

Developing Thinking Skills

Valett, Robert E.
Academic Therapy , Volume 22 (2): 7 – Nov 1, 1986
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WBLOPtNG THINKING MUS %4v* B. \j*leU LD students often require priority instruction in thinking skills and strategies. Persons with learning disabilities frequently demonstrate dif- ficulties in effective thinking and problem solving. Effective thinking is the ability to form ideas, images, and thoughts that enables the person to live a constructive life. Thinking pro- cesses usually involve the integration and understanding of specific perceptual relations, such as words and symbols, and the manipulation of these abstractions for eventual problem solving. The major thinking processes common to most problem solving include the acquisition of relevant information, the analysis and synthesis of data, the comprehension of relation- ships, the application of concepts and strategies, and the evaluation of results. Each of these processes consists of skills whic h must be learned. For example, the comprehension of specific information requires an understanding of the terms, methods, and classifications involved. Some persons are far more effective thinkers than others. They seem to perceive subtle relationships more readily, recognize cause and effect, make sound inferences, and quick- ly recognize and correct their mistakes. Others, sometimes in- cluding those with special learning disabilities, have great dif- NOV. 1986 187 ficulty with these skills and processes and

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Academic Therapy – SAGE

Published: Nov 1, 1986

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