A measure used for analysis in reading instruction which uses the size of the visual stimuli, for example, a letter, syllable, word, sentence, or passage.
Purposeful and continuous questioning about past events to resolve educational issues and improve one’s pedagogical approach.
Questions designed to help students with dynamic thinking by, first, reassuring them that not knowing an answer is acceptable and, second, encouraging them to come up with strategies to find the answer.
An inquiry-based research activity in which students, in small groups formed based on the topics they have selected, brainstorm three to five questions they intend to answer through their research. This provides direction throughout the activity.
A survey method in which students record their thoughts about specific content areas.
Being assigned to a position that is not generally accepted by the general population or a part of the mainstream.
Our understanding of how the brain works. Examples include internal versus external locus of control, global versus analytic thinking, reflective versus impulsive behavior, personality dimensions, and thinking styles.
The understanding of one’s learning or knowledge about the process of learning. It is also referred to as “thinking about thinking.”
A problem-solving technique in which participants are challenged to generate a two-word phrase related to the design problem being considered and that appears self-contradictory. The process of brainstorming this phrase can stimulate design ideas.