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Pollmann, Thijs; Jansen, Carel – Cognition, 1996
Analyzed construction of approximative expressions with two numerals in Dutch. Found that choice of number words was not arbitrary and that various kinds of factors are involved. Results suggest that analogue magnitude code is used in estimating and comparing, and human cognition seems to be able to perform simple calculations with quantities,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Dutch, Factor Analysis
Grayson, J. Paul – 1997
This study tested the amount of value added to critical and communication skills by the university experience using a strategy that compared the skills of entering and graduating students at York University (Ontario). The study involved, first, identifying skills that might be improved over the course of a university education; second, developing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen, College Outcomes Assessment, Communication Skills