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

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