STUDY GROUP OUTLINE

Learning to Think, Learning to Learn:
What The Science Of Thinking And Learning Has To Offer Adult Education
by Jennifer Cromley, published by National Institute for Literacy, c 2000.

Fall 2002

Odessa College Adult Education Program
David Heath, ESOL Coordinator
Irene Kelleher, ABE Coordinator

Written by Alathea Blischke, ESOL Teacher

Group members: Becky Baze, Marion Crockett, Mary Garcia, and Izabella Richardson
Facilitator: Alathea Blischke

Table of Contents

Introduction: The “Cognitive Revolution” in the Classroom
Fact Sheet 1: Literature is not Science
Fact Sheet 2: Making Connections
Fact Sheet 3: Mental Modes
Fact Sheet 4: Thinking About Thinking
Fact Sheet 5: Getting Information into Memory
Fact Sheet 6: Memory and Learning
Fact Sheet 7: Working Memory and Learning
Fact Sheet 8: Long-term Memory and Learning
Fact Sheet 9: How Thinking Develops, Part 1: General and School-Based Development
Fact Sheet 10: How Thinking Develops, Part 2: Changes in Strategies
Fact Sheet 11: How Thinking Develops, Part 3: Experience Makes Some Difference for Adults
Fact Sheet 12: Importance of Teaching Content— A Summary
Fact Sheet 13: What Does Good Thinking Look Like— A Summary
Fact Sheet 14: Critical Thinking
Fact Sheet 15 Active Learning - A Summary
      Fact 15A Stimulate your Active Learning
      Fact 15B Characteristics of Beginners and Experts
Fact Sheet 16: Problem-Based Learning
Fact Sheet 17: Supporting Good Thinking
Appendix:  
Appendix B: Are There Learning Styles?
Appendix C: What About the Brain?
Appendix D: Newsletter Articles