Really raising standards
Subtitle: cognitive intervention and academic achievement
By: Philip Adey and Michael Shayer.
Contributors: Shayer, Michael, 1928-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Cognitive learning.; Constructivism (Education); Thought and thinking -- Study and teaching.; Cognition in children.; Academic achievement.; Learning, Psychology of.
Description: The authors explore the psychological theory underlying methods of intervention in cognitive development and show how the practical expression of such methods can lead to long-term gains in academic achievement in ordinary schools.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-199) and indexes.