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Carroll, John M., Ed.; Olson, Judith Reitman, Ed. – 1987
This report incorporates a literature review, a workshop paper, and discussion by workshop participants on the current status of research on what the users of computer systems know, and how these different forms of knowledge fit together in learning and performance. It is noted that such research is important to the problem of designing systems…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Human Factors Engineering
Lochhead, Jack, Ed.; Clement, John, Ed. – 1979
A conference in June 1978 brought together approximately 50 faculty from various American universities to discuss issues related to cognitive process instruction. This book contains the papers from that conference, focusing on recent, innovative approaches to cognitive process instruction and recent research studies on thinking skills that have…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Sowder, Judith T., Ed.; Schappelle, Bonnie P., Ed. – 1989
Research on computational estimation and mental computation has received a considerable amount of attention from mathematics educators during the past decade. These proceedings resulted from a meeting to explore dimensions of number sense and its related fields. The participants came from three groups: mathematics educators actively pursuing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Computation, Estimation (Mathematics)
Cole, Michael; And Others – 1983
A group of American and Japanese psychologists, anthropologists, linguists, and computer scientists gathered at the University of California, San Diego, to exchange ideas on models of joint problem solving and their special relevance to the design and implementation of computer-based systems of instruction. Much of the discussion focused on…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Cooperation, Design Requirements
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Simonson, Michael R., Ed.; Treimer, Margaret, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1985
Current issues in educational communications and technology are addressed in this collection of 48 papers, in which research reports predominate. Topics discussed include factors related to the learner, e.g., field dependence/independence, learning strategies, information processing, spatial ability, cognitive style, and cognitive strategies.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Educational Media, Educational Technology
Kurland, D. Midian, Ed. – 1984
The five papers in this symposium contribute to a dialog on the aims and methods of computer education, and indicate directions future research must take if necessary information is to be available to make informed decisions about the use of computers in schools. The first two papers address the question of what is required for a student to become…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Patterson, Janice H.; Smith, Marshall S. – 1986
This report presents a national agenda for research on the learning of thinking skills via computer technology which was developed at a National Academy of Sciences conference on educational, methodological, and practical issues involved in the use of computers to promote complex thought in grades K-12. The discussion of research topics agreed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
National Inst. on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, Bethesda, MD. – 1991
This report, arising from a 1991 meeting, provides an update to two of the six areas covered in the 1989 long-term plan of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. These include: (1) balance and the vestibular system; and (2) language and language impairments. For each area, the state of the art is reviewed, recent…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes
Lappan, Glenda, Ed.; Even, Ruhama, Ed. – 1986
Research on Teacher Education was the theme for the plenary sessions of the eighth annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. More than 50 papers were selected for presentation at the conference. These papers are grouped into seven categories in these conference proceedings.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research
Walker, Alice D., Ed.; And Others – 1984
This document includes 46 papers presented at the International Visual Literacy Association Conference on topics ranging from prehistoric cave paintings to technology of the future. Major sections are devoted to research and theory, education, computer technology, and phototherapy. Emphasis is on increased understanding of opportunities available…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Oriented Programs
Sheridan, Thomas B., Ed.; And Others – 1987
This document attempts to identify and promote human factors research that would likely produce results applicable to the evolutionary design of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) national space station to be launched in the 1990s. It reports on a symposium designed to yield information applicable to future space systems. The…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Computers
Karplus, Robert, Ed. – 1980
This document contains 58 papers, all of which focus on the psychology of mathematics education. The papers were organized under five general themes: (1) teaching and learning mathematics (17 papers), (2) investigations of mathematical thinking (17 papers), (3) mathematical procedures (12 papers), (4) processes and strategies in the mathematics…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conference Papers, Educational Psychology, Educational Research
Dietschmann, Hans, Ed. – 1983
This 22-paper collection addresses a variety of issues related to representation and transfer of knowledge. Individual papers include an explanation of the usefulness of general scientific models versus case-specific approaches and a discussion of different empirical approaches to the general problem of knowledge representation for information…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Automatic Indexing, Cognitive Processes, Computer Oriented Programs
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Helm, Hugh; Novak, Joseph D. – 1983
These proceedings include abstracts and/or complete papers on topics and research focusing on student misconceptions (ideas at variance with accepted views) in science and mathematics. Abstracts and papers are arranged according to nine general areas emphasized: (1) theoretical and philosophical perspectives; (2) instructional issues; (3) research…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Lesgold, Alan; Reif, Frederick – 1983
The future of computers in education and the research needed to realize the computer's potential are discussed in this report, which presents a summary and the conclusions from an invitational conference involving 40 computer scientists, psychologists, educational researchers, teachers, school administrators, and parents. The summary stresses the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
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