Peter A. Ornstein

Cognitive Processing Language (CPL) is rich in references to metacognition, cognitive processes, and requests for remembering, and is important for the development of memory strategies and later study skills as well as for the acquisition of knowledge in specific content domains, including mathematics. More needs to be understood regarding the characteristics of teachers who use high levels of CPL in their instruction or who exhibit greater readiness to incorporate higher levels of CPL when ...

With increases in age, children become more proficient in the use of strategies or plans for the storage and retrieval of information. Given the importance of remembering for success in school, it is essential that children develop strategies for remembering. Longitudinal findings by this research team reveal clear differences in the use of "memory talk" across teachers, as well as linkages between teachers' mnemonic style and children's memory and academic performance. Children taught by te...