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Mandler, Jean Matter – 1984
An expansion of three lectures on schema theory given at the University of Alberta as part of the MacEachran Memorial Lecture Series, this book is intended for students and researchers interested in the schemata that organize knowledge of stories, events, and scenes, and to serve as an introduction to the elements of schema theory and the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Learning Theories, Schemata (Cognition)
Ernest, Paul, Ed. – 1994
This book illustrates the breadth of theoretical and philosophical perspectives that can be brought to bear on mathematics and education. Part 1, "Reconceptualizing the Philosophy of Mathematics," contains the following chapters: (1) "Fresh Breezes in the Philosophy of Mathematics" (R. Hersh); (2) What Can the Sociologist of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Education
Davis, Robert B. – 1984
There has long been dispute in mathematics between the drill and practice orientation that focuses primarily on memorizing mathematics as meaningless rote algorithms and the approach based on understanding and making creative use of mathematics. This 25-chapter book, based on a 7-year study at the University of Illinois, seeks to explain and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies
Magolda, Marcia B. Baxter – 1992
This book presents the findings of a longitudinal study of 101 college students and the development of their ways of knowing over a 5-year period, focusing particularly on the role of gender in intellectual development. Part 1, "Understanding Gender-Related Patterns of Knowing," introduces different ways of knowing. Chapter 1 reviews the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures
Bonnett, Michael – 1994
This book brings a philosophical perspective to the topic of children's thinking. It attempts to answer the questions of what it is to think and understand, and how children do so. The book provides an introduction to the philosophy of education as it relates to children's understanding, and is careful not to assume any previous philosophical…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
Tobin, Kenneth, Ed.; And Others – 1990
This book is the result of the accumulated research of five researchers from the United States and Australia on a school in Coastal Australia. The research team shared a constructivist epistemology and interpreted the qualitative and quantitative data collected over a 10-week period in two classrooms from that perspective. Each chapter discusses…
Descriptors: Biology, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures
Parker, Robert P.; Goodkin, Vera – 1987
Intended for teachers of grades 7-16, this book discusses "heuristic" writing--writing that produces new, irreversible knowledge for the writer leading to a fuller understanding of the self and of the act of writing--as well as principles and practices having direct implications for a wide range of students. Chapter 1 examines the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Content Area Writing, Creative Thinking, Creative Writing