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Peer reviewedRoth, Wolff-Michael – School Science and Mathematics, 1990
Examines the relationship of the amount of available short-term memory with the complexity of tasks the subjects mastered. Presents some hints for a better design of instruction. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Information Processing, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedWaldrop, M. Mitchell – Science, 1987
Explores the central thesis of cognitive science that the mind is an information processor. Discusses the study of reading as an opportunity to gain insight into how that processor works. Provides several examples that illustrate some of the relationships between eye movement, short-term memory, and long-term memory. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, College Science, Eye Fixations
