NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 61 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Yicong Zheng; Aike Shi; Xiaonan L. Liu – npj Science of Learning, 2024
This Perspective article expands on a working memory-dependent dual-process model, originally proposed by Zheng et al., to elucidate individual differences in the testing effect. This model posits that the testing effect comprises two processes: retrieval-attempt and post-retrieval re-encoding. We substantiate this model with empirical evidence…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Models, Individual Differences, Testing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Margaret Lee – Learning Professional, 2025
In this article, the author describes learning principles that are grounded in Daniel Willingham's (2017) simple model of the mind and suggest professional learning strategies aligned with them. These strategies are consistent with the Learning Designs standard of the Standards for Professional Learning, which states, in part, "Educators use…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Instructional Design, Cognitive Science, Standards
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Jaboob, Said; Chauhan, Munes Singh; Dhanasekaran, Balaji; Natarajan, Senthil Kumar – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
Assistive technologies can in many ways facilitate the normal day-to-day lives of the disabled. As part of the ongoing research on assistive technologies at UTAS, Oman, that deals with augmenting and finding multimodal aspects of applications for the disabled, this paper aspires to investigate the role of deep learning in the field of image…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Visual Aids, Visual Impairments, Assistive Technology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kimberley A. Baxter; Nidhi Sachdeva; Sabine Baker – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Health and behavior change programs play a crucial role in improving health behaviors at individual and family levels. However, these programs face challenges with engagement and retention and typically show modest efficacy. Cognitive load theory is an established and highly used educational theory that proposes individuals have a finite capacity…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Health Education, Behavior Change, Instructional Design
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Savarimuthu, Anisha; Ponniah, R. Joseph – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2023
The relationship between working memory and speech has been a topic of intense research interest and investigation for many years. Memory studies have found that the active processing of working memory is required for language comprehension and speech production. Though there are studies that discuss the capacity of working memory, the processing…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Speech Communication, Speech Skills, Verbal Communication
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Giuseppe Arena; Joris Mulder; Roger Th. A. J. Leenders – Sociological Methods & Research, 2024
In relational event networks, the tendency for actors to interact with each other depends greatly on the past interactions between the actors in a social network. Both the volume of past interactions and the time that has elapsed since the past interactions affect the actors' decision-making to interact with other actors in the network. Recently…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Social Networks, Memory, Decision Making
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Karatas, Pinar; Aktan-Erciyes, Asli – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
This paper discusses the association between bilingualism and creativity considering the contribution of executive functions in this relationship. The studies which investigated the relationship between bilingualism, creativity and executive functions are reported. In the psychology literature, divergent thinking and creativity are synonymous…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Proficiency, Executive Function, Creativity
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Thenmozhi, C. – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2019
Thinking is a common process. Cognitive ability includes knowledge, memory and metacognition. Knowledge requires memory. These two are inextricably linked. Parents and teachers need to encourage children to take an active role in their learning and show them how to use what they know to the best advantage. Cognition is primarily a mental process.…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Cognitive Ability, Knowledge Level, Memory
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Norris, Nola G. – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2023
This paper reports on a framework of thinking, memory and learning that emerged from a qualitative research study into the nature of learning for individuals with autism. The framework is useful for professional development of teachers regarding the learning characteristics of neurodiverse students with autism spectrum disorder. The paper provides…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Christianity, Religious Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hultberg, Patrik; Calonge, David Santandreu; Lee, Eugene – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2018
Passively listening to a lecture (deWinstanley & Bjork, 2002), skimming a textbook chapter, or googling for an answer to a homework problem is not conducive to deep and lasting high-order learning. At the same time, presenting complex concepts in problem-based classes might overload students' working memory capacity. Effective student learning…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory, Cognitive Ability
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pyykkonen, Benjamin A. – Christian Higher Education, 2021
Doctoral-level graduate training is, by definition, very demanding from a cognitive perspective. As graduate students adjust to the significant academic demands of doctoral education, they are often in a period of financial, personal, and relational flux or challenge. In addition to what are likely more obvious social and emotional effects,…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students, Cognitive Ability
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hendy, Bronwyn – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2020
This paper presents an account of current literature on the topic of music and memory, supplemented by qualitative research in the form of interviews with seniors who are living with dementia. Music is a strong memory trigger, often linked with emotion, and stored in parts of the brain that, for most people, still function after other memories…
Descriptors: Music Education, Teaching Methods, Quality of Life, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lanzi, Alyssa; Burshnic, Vanessa; Bourgeois, Michelle S. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
The increasing incidence of aging adults with cognitive-communication impairments and demand for services that enhance the quality of life of this population necessitates examination of the evidence-based srategies that hold the mos promise in producing desired quality-of-life outcomes. The adoption of person-centered care approaches in health…
Descriptors: Memory, Dementia, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Kaufman, Alan S. – Journal of Intelligence, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court justices and other federal judges are, effectively, appointed for life, with no built-in check on their cognitive functioning as they approach old age. There is about a century of research on aging and intelligence that shows the vulnerability of processing speed, fluid reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory to…
Descriptors: Judges, Federal Government, Aging (Individuals), Decision Making
Silva, Paloma N.; Maricle, Denise E. – Communique, 2021
Spina bifida (SB) refers to a subgroup of congenital defects where the neural tube fails to fuse, often resulting in a protruding spinal cord. This is often due to a defect or absence of vertebral arches resulting from a failure of the mesoderm to organize over the region of the defect. SB occurs during gestation between the third and sixth week…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Students with Disabilities, School Psychologists, Role
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5