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OECD Publishing, 2016
In some situations, memorisation is useful, even necessary. It can give students enough concrete facts on which to reflect; it can limit anxiety by reducing mathematics to a set of simple facts, rules and procedures; and it can help to develop fluency with numbers early in a child's development, before the child is asked to tackle more complex…
Descriptors: Memorization, Mathematics, Learning Strategies, Gender Differences
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Chang, Lei; Mak, Miranda C. K.; Li, Tong; Wu, Bao Pei; Chen, Bin Bin; Lu, Hui Jing – Educational Psychology Review, 2011
Much research has been conducted to document and sometimes to provide proximate explanations (e.g., Confucianism vs. Western philosophy) for East-West cultural differences. The ultimate evolutionary mechanisms underlying these cross-cultural differences have not been addressed. We propose in this review that East-West cultural differences (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Socialization, Psychological Studies, Cultural Differences, Memorization
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Goddard, Lorna; Howlin, Patricia; Dritschel, Barbara; Patel, Trishna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Difficulties in social interaction are a central feature of Asperger syndrome. Effective social interaction involves the ability to solve interpersonal problems as and when they occur. Here we examined social problem-solving in a group of adults with Asperger syndrome and control group matched for age, gender and IQ. We also assessed…
Descriptors: Memory, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Problem Solving
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Jinfa Cai's study comparing Chinese and American sixth-grade students' mathematics performance found that American students did better on simple and complex problems than on computation. One reason might be Asian countries' stress on rote learning. Paul George's 1995 monograph "Japanese Schools: A Closer Look" found instruction…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Memorization
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Gallagher, Shelagh A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1998
Research on high school students using the Perry scheme (progressing from dualism to multiplicity, contextual relativism, and dialectic reasoning) suggests gifted students are at least one stage ahead of their agemates. While most students are grasping the notion of unanswered questions, gifted students are seeking structures to help them explain…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Critical Thinking, Epistemology, High Schools
Caine, Geoffrey; Caine, Renate Nummela – High School Magazine, 1999
Brain research explains why testing for surface knowledge (memorization) reveals relatively little about real, usable knowledge. Assessment must contribute to real-world experience, relate to real-world performance, can never be fully translated into representative symbols or numbers, and can induce both helplessness (interference with meaningful…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Block Scheduling, Brain, High Schools
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Moore, Gordon T.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1994
A study (n=121 students) evaluated the effect of a radically redesigned Harvard University (Massachusetts) medical school preclinical curriculum. Results indicated that students in the new curriculum learned differently; acquired distinctive knowledge, skills, and attitudes; and underwent a more satisfying and challenging preclinical experience…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design