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Download full textMorrison, John E.; Goldberg, Stephen L. – 1982
Traditional and performance-oriented approaches to procedural training were compared, and the deficiencies were identified. A cognitive interpretation of procedural learning was advanced, and training implications were considered. Representative armor procedures were analyzed to derive the underlying memory structures required for recall. Findings…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Job Training, Learning, Learning Processes
Laster, Janet F. – 1985
Written for curriculum developers and vocational education instructors, this publication provides an understanding of cognitive concepts and methods using an information processing paradigm and shows how to apply this knowledge in development of curriculum and instructional plans. Chapter 1 reviews needs and characteristics of vocational education…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development
Huba, Mary E.; Freed, Jann E. – 2000
This book is intended for practicing or aspiring faculty who are interested in a learner perspective. It can be used individually or collectively in orientations, graduate teaching seminars, and faculty development seminars. Recognizing that most college faculty learned to teach using the lecture method, and that while the lecture method is not…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Educational Assessment, Educational Resources
Rafoth, Mary Ann; And Others – 1993
This seven chapter book offers guidance to elementary and secondary teachers on how to help students develop strategic study skills. Chapter 1 summarizes current knowledge about information-processing theory, the teacher's role in facilitating learning, and the necessity for changes in instructional techniques across grade levels. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning, Learning Processes
Bloom, Benjamin S. – Principal, 1986
Reviews breakthrough studies in the development of higher mental processes. These studies include: (1) influences on talent development; (2) the relative effects of tutoring, mastery learning, and conventional group instruction on student achievement; (3) the importance of cognitive prerequisites; (4) textbook organization; and (5) methods of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development
Peer reviewedBoulding, Kenneth E. – Social Studies, 1992
Discusses the nature of the mind and education. Suggests that society learns more from mistakes than from simply replicating the mind of the teacher in the students. Expresses hope that the next century will be one of maturity in which society is able to see that old knowledge no longer applies to a changing world. (DK)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Costs, Educational Finance, Error Correction
Gillespie, Marilyn K. – 2002
Research findings related to constructivism have been applied to development of the Equipped for the Future (EFF) Framework and Continuum of Performance, a multi-dimensional developmental description of performance serving as a foundation for EFF-based instruction and assessment of learner progress. Acquiring expertise is a complex developmental…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Gibbs, Graham, Ed. – 1995
This book contains 40 papers from an international symposium on improving the quality of higher education teaching and learning. Part 1 contains three papers on using research to improve student learning covering some Canadian projects, the use of research on student learning, and ways to evaluate and improve learning. Part 2 contains 10 papers on…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning
