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Wandersee, James H. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
After proposing and defining the superordinate concept of "historicality," fundamental interrelationships between time, events, memory, meaning, personal knowledge, public knowledge, and the histories of science are explored. Relevant research findings that demonstrate the confluence of scholarly thought concerning historicality across…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Hermeneutics
Roberts, Maxwell J.; Erdos, George – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1993
Asserts that metacognition is one of the most important developments in the contemporary study of learning. Proposes a theoretical analysis of a number of interrelated issues with regard to their importance for metacognition. Focuses on strategy selection in light of the impasse-based theories of problem solving. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Educational Research
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Walker, Sydney R. – Studies in Art Education, 1996
Analyzes the art criticism of nine university art education students writing about the work of Robert Rauschenberg. Identifies the students' use or nonuse of thematic unity, intertextuality, opposition, and description. These thinking strategies are primarily found in the works of three professional art critics. (MJP)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Criticism