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Peer reviewedSussman, Joan E. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1991
This investigation examined the response strategies and discrimination accuracy of adults and children (aged 5-10) as the ratio of same to different trials was varied across 3 conditions of an auditory discrimination task. All subjects changed response strategies depending on the ratio of same-to-different trials. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Children
Young, R. L.; Nettelbeck, T. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
The strategies of four men with mild mental retardation when performing calendar calculations were investigated. Results suggested that subjects were aware of calendar rules and regularities, including knowledge of the 14 different calendar templates. Their strategies were rigidly applied and relied heavily on memory, with little manipulation of…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Computation
Download full textDean, Raymond S.; Gray, Jeffrey W. – 1985
Research has suggested that the two hemispheres of the brain serve specialized functions, with the most recent studies portraying the left hemisphere as processing information in a linear, serial, or sequential manner and the right hemisphere as processing information in a holistic, concrete, or visual mode. Although few systematic studies have…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Brain, Cerebral Dominance
Freedman, L. T. – 1986
The nature of adult economics education provided in the United Kingdom is outlined, and a framework within which it might be investigated is suggested. Androgogical learning principles are critically appraised and are compared and contrasted to pedagogical principles. An adult economics course model is developed, against which actual courses may…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Hedberg, John G.; McNamara, Suzanne E. – 1985
The effects of different types of feedback in computer assisted instruction were studied in 30 college students with different cognitive styles. The program, written in Apple Pilot and administered on an Apple IIE microcomputer, consisted of 16 problem solving tasks; for each, a graphic display and a textual question were presented. Two feedback…
Descriptors: Adults, Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Style
Peer reviewedWoytak, Lidia, Ed. – Applied Language Learning, 1998
This journal is intended to be a vehicle for professional communication, discussion, and debate in the field of foreign language education, with a special emphasis on the instruction of adults in both commonly taught and less commonly taught languages, for functional purposes, in an intensive setting. Topics in this volume include the following:…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information of recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) spelling as a cognitive-linguistic developmental process; (2) the impact of cursive writing models on spelling achievement; (3) an intelligent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development
