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Download full textMumaw, Randall J.; And Others – Memory and Cognition, 1985
Undergraduates (n=99) differing in spatial ability were tested on problems involving the mental rotation of familiar alphanumeric stimuli and unfamiliar stimuli drawn from the Primary Mental Abilities Space Test. Individual differences in spatial ability were associated with speed rather than accuracy of mental rotation processes. Ability…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Encoding (Psychology), Higher Education, Individual Differences
Sutherland, Sandra; Winn, William – 1987
The interactions of three factors that may be involved with the memory for pattern or sequence in visual materials were investigated in this study: (1) arbitrariness of representation; (2) task; and (3) ability of students. The subjects, who were 29 graduate students in education, were pretested for general ability and randomly assigned to four…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedTaylor, James C.; Evans, Glen – Instructional Science, 1985
Outlines a path analytic interpretation of data collected in light of the theoretical formulation of a dynamic model of memory. An investigation of industrial trainees' capacity to differentiate various ferrous and nonferrous metals is described which emphasizes the role of relational, strategic, and empirical knowledge in cognitive skill…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Independent Study, Industrial Training
Bates, A. W. – 1983
This paper considers the style and structure of broadcast educational television programs in relation to learning outcomes, and proposes a study to identify those key factors which intervene or affect this relationship. The types of structure examined include simple or complex and self-standing or integrated programs, and types of style include…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedEllis, Mark C. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1995
Investigates the effects of field dependence-independence, gender, previous musical experience, and general music ability on music listening. College students recorded their observations about music excerpts. Weeks later they used these observations to identify the excerpts. Multiple regression analyses examined the contributions of subject…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Students
Peer reviewedMacGregor, S. Kim; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1988
Discussion of computer-assisted instruction and cognitive style focuses on a study of college students that investigated the relationship of student success in algebra and field independence-dependence. Topics discussed include the effectiveness of computers as instructional tools; treatments for experimental and control groups; courseware; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Processes
