Descriptor
Source
CORE: Collected Original… | 1 |
Contemporary Educational… | 1 |
Journal of Computers in… | 1 |
Journal of Youth Services in… | 1 |
Social Education | 1 |
Author
Bengston, John K. | 1 |
Bolton, Susie | 1 |
Borland, David T. | 1 |
Cobb, Russell L. | 1 |
Cohen, Stuart J. | 1 |
DeVaux, Lois L. | 1 |
Donoghue, Mildred R. | 1 |
Dowd, Frances Smardo | 1 |
Duit, Reinders | 1 |
Ekstrand, L. H. | 1 |
Garcia, Jesus | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Practitioners | 6 |
Teachers | 6 |
Parents | 2 |
Administrators | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Thonis, Eleanor – 1977
A review of available research supports the observation that the young child who lives and grows in the midst of dual language opportunities may enjoy benefits of mental flexibility or may suffer burdens of mental confusion. Further research must explore the language-thought relationship, consider the effects of dual language learning on cognitive…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language

Bengston, John K.; Cohen, Stuart J. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1979
The assumptions underlying the classfication rule-learning description of concept acquisition are critically examined. An alternative characterization of what it means to have a primacy hypothesis and Gibson's position that knowledge of the world is a product of direct perception are discusssed. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Learning Experience
Gordon, Ruby D. – 1974
The tragic feature of our society is that much time and effort has been placed into the remarkably successful feat of prolonging life. But somehow in our society we have failed to build in reasons for appreciating those added years. Our heritage has been adapted to career building with the concommitant factors of home-making and family-raising.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Attitude Change, Concept Formation
DeVaux, Lois L. – 1988
This study is an annotated bibliography of literature dealing with the effects of teaching mathematics by mastery learning. It is subdivided into four areas: History and Development of Mastery Learning; Mastery Learning, an Alternative to Traditional Instruction; Implementation of Mastery Learning; and Studies of Mastery Learning in Mathematics.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning. – 1977
This annotated bibliography focuses on individualized education, learning characteristics, and learning motivation. The reference book is intended to help teachers and administrators identify resources needed to develop teaching strategies based on up-to-date learning research and development. More than 500 technical reports, theoretical papers,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development
Stern, Carolyn – 1968
This bibliography, made up of approximately 350 entries concerned with many aspects of problem solving and concept formation in young children, has been designed for use by people primarily involved in experimental research in these areas of child development. Entries include experimental journal articles, conference papers, unpublished research…
Descriptors: Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Rice, Marion J.; Cobb, Russell L. – 1978
The document reviews geography concepts and skills which elementary school children can learn in geography lessons. The study is based on research and evaluation studies with empirical test results and on anecdotal reports of what children have learned. The document is presented in four chapters. Chapter I describes the organization of the study.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning. – 1973
This annotated bibliography lists publications of the Wisconsin Cognitive Learning program components, materials printed for the various curriculum projects, materials sold through the center document service, and materials published for the completed projects. Within each component or project grouping, the research publications are alphabetically…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1984
Among the 12 documents selected for this annotated bibliography of documents and journal articles in the ERIC database is an expert's argument that the brain's multipath and multimodal capacities are ignored by educators. Another writer fears that the "back-to-basics" movement may have eclipsed the prominence earlier accorded to thinking…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Annotated Bibliographies, Concept Formation, Generalization

Snow, Richard E. – 1976
This report is a review of current literature on the relation of aptitudes to learning outcomes under different instructional methods or conditions. Included are: (1) aptitude-instructional treatment interaction studies; (2) notes on new methodological problems; (3) and studies of individual differences in laboratory learning arrangements.…
Descriptors: Ability, Aptitude, Concept Formation, Individual Differences
Roberts, Patricia L. – 1990
Counting books offer children the time and the tools to develop the understanding needed to solve problems. Stimulated by these books, children may use mathematic language and talk about mathematics as they get involved with materials to move and manipulate, as they use supportive aids found in illustrations, and as they interact with materials to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Computation, Concept Formation
Thomson, Jack – CORE: Collected Original Resources in Education, 1978
Models of conceptual and language development by Orwell, Piaget, Whorf and Sapir, Vygotsky, and Bruner are reviewed. Their implications for teaching and some individual problem-solving experiments are discussed. (CP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Language Acquisition
Humphreys, Les – 1975
This bibliography is based on the author's thinking and experience with implementing the unified education concepts through the team-taught Unified Studies Program at Boston State College, 1972-75. The purposes of the bibliography are to test a new approach to user-oriented bibliographical notes, provide information about how to find information…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Concept Formation, Intellectual Disciplines, Interdisciplinary Approach
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Bloomington, IN. – 2002
Based on the idea that the most important foundation of education is character development, this book guides teachers and parents in building strong character traits while reading and discussing popular books. Children's books and young adult books draw students into discussions that can lead to action and to personal development. Thoughtful…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Citizenship Education
Borland, David T. – 1975
The evolving concept of student development in higher education is conceived of in many ways. The administrative implementation of the concept is not as readily conceived. One method of implementation concerns the comprehensive concept of residential learning, regardless of institutional size or type. Six organizational problems for the…
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Learning Experience