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Peer reviewedSchofield, Neville J.; Kirby, John R. – Cognition and Instruction, 1994
Examined task factors, cognitive processes, and individual differences as determinants of performance in 188 adults locating a position on a topographical map. Both spatial visualization ability and a visual learning style were found to be effective predictors of performance. A form of verbal strategy training produced significantly improved…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Individual Differences
Iben, Miriam F. – 1988
This study investigated the development of abstract mathematical thought and spatial relations of 13- and 14-year-old students who attended public schools in Australia, Japan, and the United States. Dependent variables included age, ability grouping, ethnicity, sex, mathematics attitudes, and mathematics classroom behaviors. Significant…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Anxiety
