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Download full textRubin, Rebecca B. – 1980
A study was conducted on the relationships between information seeking and individual cognitive structures (both individual cognitive complexity and the constructs used to understand others). Specifically, the study sought to determine how people use questions to reduce the uncertainty of meeting new people in impression-formation interviews. The…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Style, Communication Research, Concept Formation
Evaluating School Effectiveness in an Urban School District: Promises, Problems, and New Directions.
Fortenberry, Robert N.; And Others – 1988
About 30,000 students in Grades 1 through 12 in Jackson, Mississippi, were studied to determine the effectiveness of instruction for all major social groups represented by the student population during the 1986-87 school year. The California Achievement Test and course grades were used to obtain core data. Demographic data were obtained for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Foster, Patricia Joan – 1980
A study of third-year medical school discussion groups was undertaken to determine how much the cognitive level of instructors' questions in small group sessions influenced student responses and whether these responses had any measureable relationship to critical thinking skills, or National Board of Medical Examiner (NBME) scores. The research…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Need, Clinical Experience
