Thinking Foundation - Research

On WASL, successes and setbacks
New approaches to learning seen as reason for schools' test gains
Van Asselt Elementary - Seattle Public Schools
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 9, 2006
“These thinking maps are a linchpin of Van Asselt's education philosophy, and one of the reasons its students did well last year.”
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Elementary Maps Triumph
Roosevelt Elementary School, Long Beach Unified School District
Long Beach Press Telegram, February 1, 2004
“The year-round school saw its academic performance index numbers — a guide to academic progress — leap 13 points in the last two years, and last year it made the largest gain among elementary and middle schools in the district”
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Learning as a Visual Process
By John Walters
New Hampshire Public Radio, Thursday, June 20, 2002
“David Hyerle is an educator with a radical notion- teaching students HOW to learn. In his method, students aquire a "tool box" of what he calls "thinking maps." Thinking maps are learning techniques that help students organize information visually. He says his method helps people nor only retain what they are taught, but use it creatively.”
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Dear Ms. Inquiry
Minnesota
Science Works Monthly Newsletter, March 2001
“They’re more than just another strategy for your lesson plans, but are devices worth learning more about that can strongly affect your students’ work and thinking abilities.”
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Thinking Literacy in an Age of ICT with David Hyerle
Auckland Education, Term 4 1998
“Meeting David Hyerle was a real buzz. The strength of Hyerle's work lies in the exceptionally clear and helpful way he makes links between cognitive purpose and the thinking tools he employs. I like the analogy of Thinking Maps to a language for learning.”
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		Research News Articles On WASL, successes and setbacks New approaches to learning seen as reason for schools' test gains Van Asselt Elementary - Seattle Public Schools Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 9, 2006 “These thinking maps are a linchpin of Van Asselt's education philosophy, and one of the reasons its students did well last year.” Read the article online Download the Acrobat pdf file of the article Elementary Maps Triumph Roosevelt Elementary School, Long Beach Unified School District Long Beach Press Telegram, February 1, 2004 “The year-round school saw its academic performance index numbers — a guide to academic progress — leap 13 points in the last two years, and last year it made the largest gain among elementary and middle schools in the district” Download the Acrobat PDF file of the article - can be printed 11x17 or 8 1/2x11. Learning as a Visual Process By John Walters New Hampshire Public Radio, Thursday, June 20, 2002 “David Hyerle is an educator with a radical notion- teaching students HOW to learn. In his method, students aquire a "tool box" of what he calls "thinking maps." Thinking maps are learning techniques that help students organize information visually. He says his method helps people nor only retain what they are taught, but use it creatively.” Access the interview online Dear Ms. Inquiry Minnesota Science Works Monthly Newsletter, March 2001 “They’re more than just another strategy for your lesson plans, but are devices worth learning more about that can strongly affect your students’ work and thinking abilities.” Download the Acrobat PDF file of the article Thinking Literacy in an Age of ICT with David Hyerle Auckland Education, Term 4 1998 “Meeting David Hyerle was a real buzz. The strength of Hyerle's work lies in the exceptionally clear and helpful way he makes links between cognitive purpose and the thinking tools he employs. I like the analogy of Thinking Maps to a language for learning.” Read the article online Download the Acrobat pdf file of the article