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Knowing About and Knowing How to Do.
Billings, Thomas A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Discusses the differences between education and training and the consequences of our confusion. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Differences, Education, Knowledge Level
Organizing Knowledge for Use: A Basis for Expanding the Focus of Research in Vocational Education.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Copa, George H. – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1984
Several alternative paradigms or approaches for social science research, each with different focuses, are gaining recognition in education. A scheme for organizing knowledge about vocational education is proposed as a basis for selecting an appropriate research approach and its attendant focus. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Knowledge Level, Organization, Organizational Theories
Development of the Process Conception of Function.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Breidenback, Daniel; And Others – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1992
Asserts that college students lack understanding of the concept of function. Based on an epistemological theory, offers an instructional treatment using computers that presents a process concept of function and results in substantial improvements in student understanding for many students. (29 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction