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Poppen, LiMing; Poppen, Roger – Educational Technology, 1988
Reviews the principles of the behavioral model of learning and discusses the need to incorporate these principles in the development of educational software programs. Criteria for evaluating software programs based on their inclusion of behavioral principles are provided, and the evaluations of six available programs based on these criteria are…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Evaluation Criteria
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Pavlovski, Raymond P.; And Others – American Behavioral Scientist, 1990
Experimentally examines reorganization, a fundamental component of William T. Powers' theory of mind based on the control theory of behavior. Attempts to model reorganization, focusing on improvements in performance with practice and how practice influences attention. Speculates how outputs from higher levels of the control hierarchy are involved…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Computer Simulation
Davydov, V. V. – Soviet Education, 1988
Presents chapter one of V. V. Davydov's 1986 monograph, "Problems of Developmental Teaching." Examines the dialectical-materialist sources of the psychological concept of activity; and activity, the mind, and consciousness. Building from Lev S. Vygotsky's work and within a Marxist-Leninist framework, explores relationships among…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Educational Psychology, Educational Research
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Solity, Jonathan – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991
Examines the background to behavioral applications to children's learning. Provides a brief description of three approaches: task analysis, direct instruction, and precision teaching. Looks at assumptions of these approaches, their similarities, and their interrelationship during continuous assessment. Discusses the role of a behavioral approach…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Davydov, V. V. – Soviet Education, 1988
Chapter two from V. V. Davydov's "Problems of Developmental Teaching" (1986) is excerpted. Analyzes Piagetian theory, finding it neglects the influence of teaching and child rearing on mental development. Builds from Lev S. Vygotsky's theories to delineate stages in personality and mental development during childhood. (CH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Educational Psychology, Educational Research
Davydov, V. V. – Soviet Education, 1988
Presents the fifth chapter ("Learning Activity in the Younger School-age Period") of V. V. Davydov's "Problems of Developmental Teaching," published in 1986. Covers the history of learning activity issues and the content and structuring of learning activity. Argues elementary level developmental teaching should promote a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Educational History