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Kveraga, Kestutis; Ghuman, Avniel S.; Bar, Moshe – Brain and Cognition, 2007
The human brain is not a passive organ simply waiting to be activated by external stimuli. Instead, we propose that the brain continuously employs memory of past experiences to interpret sensory information and predict the immediately relevant future. The basic elements of this proposal include analogical mapping, associative representations and…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Processes, Memory, Sensory Experience
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Goldberg, Adam N. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 1999
This article presents the Schemagram, a conceptual model counselor and client can use to map behavior through narrative. The model weaves Piagetian developmental theory with narrative techniques to create a visual flow chart depicting past, present, and future development. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Counseling Techniques, Flow Charts, Models
Bass, Ronald K.; Hand, James D. – 1978
This chapter outlines the measurement and interpretation of cognitive style using the conceptual structure of Educational Cognitive Style and the Educational Sciences developed by Dr. Joseph Hill and others. The measurement and interpretation of 36 aspects of cognitive style are discussed, as well as the use of cognitive style mapping (the graphic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Individualized Instruction
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Millar, Susanna – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1988
Examines the fallacies about the nature of abilities and learning and about the interaction between sense modalities which follow from the dichotomy in relation to explanations of spatial development in the blind. Suggests that interactions between cognitive and perceptual factors need to be considered to explain more adequately effects of sensory…
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
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Battista, Michael T. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1994
Discusses the spatial aspects of Greeno's model of conceptual domains and applies the theory to geometry learning. Examines the relationship between mathematical and spatial thinking in light of Greeno's environmental/spatial view of learning. (Contains 16 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Mapping, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Taylor, James C. – Educational Technology, 1994
Describes the Novice-Expert (Novex) Analysis, a nine-step approach to instructional design aimed at effecting the shift from novice to expert by creating a series of learning activities to enable novices to construct an expert knowledge base. The "Dimensions of Processing Model" diagram illustrates how learning processes influence…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures
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Turner, James M.; Belanger, Francois Papik – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1996
Discusses the problem of establishing terminology for mental models, attempts to sort out the various meanings found in the literature, and offers definitions that could help in developing a more standardized terminology for discussing issues of concern to researchers in human-computer interaction. The role of mental models in learning and using…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education