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Bower, B. – Science News, 1987
Discusses the findings of a recent study concerning the ability of an infant to see an object as a symbol. Reports that infants between 36 and 39 months old significantly outperformed informed infants between 30 and 32 months old on a symbolic task. (TW)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Imagery
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DeLoache, Judy S. – Science, 1987
Reports on a study in which the symbolic relation between a scale model and the larger space that it represents was displayed by two groups of young children. Three-year-old children outperformed 2.5-year-olds in finding an object in a room after seeing an analogous object hidden in a model. (TW)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Imagery
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Leutner, Detlev; Plass, Jan L. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1998
Describes the development of the VV-BOS (Visualizer/Verbalizer Behavior Observation Scale), a computer-based instrument for direct observation of students' preferences for visual or verbal learning material. Results of a study with second-language learners indicated a high degree of reliability as an alternative to conventional questionnaires.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Oriented Programs, Learning Strategies, Observation
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Gordin, Douglas N.; And Others – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1994
Describes the design of a learning environment, called the Climate Visualizer, intended to facilitate scientific sense-making in high school classrooms by providing students the ability to craft, inspect, and annotate scientific visualizations. Discusses how visualizations can promote creation of scientific theories, especially in conjunction with…
Descriptors: Climate, Computer Networks, Educational Technology, High School Students
Staiger, Eugene H. – Engineering Education, 1987
Reports on an investigation into characterizing the guided design instructional method in engineering education using Jungian typology to evaluate specific teaching-learning interactions. Proposes that the guided design method offers a well-balanced learning process which accommodates different learning styles and teaches decision making. (TW)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cognitive Style, College Science, Decision Making
Kinnear, Judith; Martin, Marjory – 1989
One aim of this study was to identify, in a group of unsuccessful college level problem solvers, the status and use of their declarative knowledge as revealed by students' attempts to solve novel problems in a pencil-and-paper setting. It was hypothesized that for some unsuccessful problem solvers, their problem representation could be improved by…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education