Article history: Received 17 March 2015 Received in revised form 19 July 2016 Accepted 27 July 2016 Available online xxxx We examined the relationship betweenmindwandering,metacognition and creativity in 116 university and 117 vocational Chilean students. They took a test of divergent thinking, a test of creative problem solving and a fluid intelligence test. Additionally, they answeredmindwand...

Introduction Beginning my professional practice as a first year developmental reading teacher at J.E.B. Stuart High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, I endeavored to construct a student-centered environment where individuals are directed towards the acquisition of academically and personally beneficial literacy skills. Stuart is one of the most ethnically and economically diverse schools in t...

relativity (that language influences but does not necessarily determine thinking), as has been explicated in the work of Slobin and others. The interesting question is whether L2 learners can appropriate new ways of meaning and therefore thinking through the new language and can this ability be taught and learned in the classroom setting? Kramsch concludes that, minimally, teachers can model an...

The thinking process of designers is one of the most important issues in design research. This paper intends to enlarge design thinking theory and research by taking a close theoretical and empirical look at the very basic elements of thinking in design. Based on theoretical assumptions, thinking in design is reduced to the four basic cognitive operations of generation, exploration, comparison ...

We describe for the first time the fast dynamics of functional and effective (causal) connectivity during word reading. Independent component analysis of high-density EEG recorded during a word reading task recovered multiple sources of electrical brain activity previously identified by fMRI and PET. Results confirmed the ventral occipito-temporal cortex (vOT) as a central hub for word reading,...

Feel lonely? What about reading books? Book is one of the greatest friends to accompany while in your lonely time. When you have no friends and activities somewhere and sometimes, reading book can be a great choice. This is not only for spending the time, it will increase the knowledge. Of course the b=benefits to take will relate to what kind of book that you are reading. And now, we will conc...

Thinking is an activity that cannot be separated from humans, as well being the most substantial differentiator between humans and other creatures. This study aimed to analyze thinking problem-solving in Islamic education. From this research, it hoped a concept will born can used solve problems of The focus discusses thought process, factors influence steps problem-solving. fully directed conte...