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Osborn, H. H. – Mathematics in School, 1984
Analyzed was the mental activity required to answer Profile Test questions. This was then related to the results of pupils with differing profiles. Most of the mental activity could be reduced to three categories of knowledge: data, short operations, and paths. These categories are then discussed and applied. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Torbert, William R. – 1983
Although a psychological theory of stages of transformation in human development currently exists, organizational researchers have yet to elaborate and test any theory of organizational transformation of comparable elegance. According to the organizational stage theory being developed since 1974 by William Torbert, bureaucratic organization, which…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
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Kihlstrom, John F. – Science, 1987
Addresses implications drawn from contemporary research in cognitive psychology which deal with the impact of nonconscious mental structures and processes on an individual's experience, thought, and action. Discusses the information-processing perspective, automatic processes, subliminal perception, implicit memory, hypnotic alterations, and the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Encoding (Psychology)
Sparks, Glenn G.; Cantor, Joanne – 1983
An experiment examined whether children of different developmental stages expressed different levels of fear while viewing episodes of the television program, "The Incredible Hulk." Preoperational (3 to 5 years old) and concrete operational (9 to 11 years old) children were shown short videotaped segments taken from the program. Using…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Entwisle, Doris R. – 1985
Progress in developmental/social psychology has occurred in three major areas: (1) knowledge of cognitive development, (2) knowledge involving the various concepts related to the self, and (3) knowledge of how to take explicit account of social context. These areas can be integrated by taking a "life course approach," which emphasizes the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence
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Foot, Hugh; Barron, Anne-Marie – Educational Studies, 1990
Examines the impact of friendship on the process and outcome of peer-tutoring in a study involving 90 Welsh 8- to 9-year-old children. Finds peer-tutors have difficulty coordinating the demands of tutoring tasks because of their limited cognitive resources. Also finds friendship imposes greater burdens on children's limited resources. (NL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Elementary Education
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Kay, Sandra – Design for Arts in Education, 1990
Argues that arts education should be a basic subject in the school curriculum because perception which is a key characteristic of art education is basic to intelligence. Outlines three phases of research concerning spatial ability and theories of perception. Highlights higher education's role in the relationship between arts education and general…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy
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Hudak, Mary A.; Anderson, David E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Studies 94 undergraduate students in introductory statistics and computer science courses. Applies Formal Operations Reasoning Test (FORT) and Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (LSI). Finds that substantial numbers of students have not achieved the formal operation level of cognitive maturity. Emphasizes need to examine students learning style and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Ability
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Daniels, Harry – Educational Studies, 1990
Explores implications of Vygotskian developmental model for teaching number concepts to children with communication difficulties. Postulates these children develop individualized learning strategies that reflect the context of their condition. Discusses a study involving number conservation among children with communication difficulties. Advocates…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills
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Campbell, Mark Robin – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1991
Reviews theoretical frameworks and psychological processes underlying the perception and cognition of musical understanding. Suggests unifying ideas and processes based on a developmental learning framework applied to teaching methods and curriculum. Supplies six guidelines for music education practitioners who are sequencing learning activities…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development