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Dasch, Anne – Reading Teacher, 1983
Argues that Piaget's cognitive stage theory complements psycholinguistic theories of fluent reading by clarifying how readers acquire and then use prior knowledge. Suggests that, in this light, teachers may want to rearrange the order and manner in which they present units from basal readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Learning Theories

Kayaalp, Emine; And Others – International Journal of Social Education, 1992
Discusses a study focusing on the process of learning and long-term memory in learning economics. Suggests that effective learning occurs when students have incorporated successfully the formal propositions presented into their permanent knowledge bases. Concludes that when topics are presented that build on students' prior knowledge, economic…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Research, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
McNeil, John D. – 1984
Intended for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in reading methods, as well as by classroom teachers, this book brings together teaching strategies and materials suggested by recent developments in the study of reading comprehension. Each of the eight chapters includes the background and rationale for the practices described. The first…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Metacognition
Mark, Michael; Menson, Betty – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1982
As personal portfolio assessment matures, practitioners continue to look for techniques that enhance both personal development and the process of seeking academic credit through assessment. Kolb's experiential learning theory and learning style inventory may have applications in this search. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Background, Cognitive Style, College Credits

Larochelle, Marie; Desautels, Jacques – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
Identifies the unsophisticated assumptions and conjectures, both intuitive and empirical in character, underlying secondary school science students' (n=25) portrayal of scientific knowledge and its production. Structured interview protocols explored not only the students' substantive knowledge base but, perhaps more important, their ability to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Barrett, Gill – 1985
British students in four age groups--4 to 5, 7 to 8, 11 to 12, and 15 to 16 years old--were observed in their classrooms in order to explore the relationships among the learner, knowledge, and thinking, and the role that writing plays in what is learned. In the infant classroom, writing was quite visible in the form of labels, questions,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Cognitive Development
Forbus, Kenneth D.; Gentner, Dedre – 1986
People use and extend their knowledge of the physical world constantly. Understanding how this fluency is achieved would be an important milestone in understanding human learning and intelligence, as well as a useful guide for constructing machines that learn. This paper presents a theoretical framework that is being developed in an attempt to…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Elementary School Science
Cranton, Patricia – 2000
This book integrates what is known about how adults learn and the principles of instructional design into a practical, yet theoretically based guide for planning instruction. The following are among the specific topics discussed: (1) the theoretical framework of instructional design in adult education (lifelong and experiential learning;…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Dilworth, Robert L.; Willis, Verna J. – 2003
This book provides information and strategies on how adult educators can integrate action learning concepts in their teaching practice. The book defines action learning as going beyond the traditional idea of "learn by doing" and applies it to various organizational cultures and educational contexts. Chapter 1 introduces the origins of action…
Descriptors: Action Research, Active Learning, Adult Development, Adult Education