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Song, Ji Hoon; Chermack, Thomas J.; Kim, Hong Min – Online Submission, 2008
This research examined the link between learning processes and knowledge formation through an integrated literature review from both academic and practical viewpoints. Individuals' learning processes and organizational knowledge creation were reviewed by means of theoretical and integrative analysis based on a lack of empirical research on the…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Learning Processes, Organizational Development, Literature Reviews
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Lee, Carol D. – Educational Researcher, 2008
This article was presented as the 2008 Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in New York City. It argues that, to generate robust and generative theories of human learning and development, researchers must address the range of diversity within human cultural communities. The…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Cultural Pluralism, Learning Processes, Brain
Hershkowitz, Rina – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
The ideas presented in this lecture are based on the observation of processes of construction and consolidation of knowledge by individual students learning in groups within classrooms along a sequence of activities. Whereas the uniformity of the basic elements used to describe the knowledge construction processes may be seen as inclusive, there…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Cognitive Structures, Learning Processes, Individual Differences
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Hoyer, W. J. – Human Development, 1980
Several different conceptions of the relationship between learning and development are considered in this article. It is argued that dialectical and ecological developmental orientations might provide a useful basis for synthesizing the contrasting frameworks of the operant, information processing, learning theory, and knowledge acquisition…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Individual Development, Information Processing, Learning
Conville, Richard L. – 1977
Currently, two trends are converging that will shape the future of communication theory. One is "the new narcissism"--a phenomenon characterized by prescriptions for personal fulfillment such as those reflected in popular psychologies and religions. The second trend is the scientific revolution concerned with exchanging static models of reality…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Individual Development
Brown, Lee H. – 1974
Three of the postulates elaborated and developed in "The Rhythmic Claims of Freedom and Discipline" by A.N. Whitehead contain implications for individualized learning. The first postulate states that the process of education envelopes three major periods--the stages of romance, precision, and generalization; the second postulate states that the…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Individual Development
McKellar, Nancy A. – 1984
An experiment was conducted to determine whether tutoring is a learning activity from which the tutor, as well as the tutee, gains cognitively. Undergraduate students (N=80) participated in the study. Half of the subjects studied selected material to tutor another subject. The other half studied material to prepare for a test that they would take.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Higher Education
Green, Bernard D. – 1986
At the heart of all human learning is the person seeking to grow, develop, and realize something of value in and through another person. Learning is essentially dependent on the relationships between student and teacher, and between the students themselves. In that all knowledge is value-based and developed to achieve something of personal…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Disclosure, Educational Environment
Hungerman, Ann; Schwertfeger, Jane – 1985
The relationship between personal development and mastery of instructional skills in a preservice teacher education program was studied. The sample of 80 students were in elementary, early childhood, and special education programs. Questions posed were: (1) How well do the personal development instruments describe the students? (2) Are there…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Higher Education, Individual Development
Briggs, Steven L.; Stachowiak, James – 1979
Research on the learning transfer process from T-group interpersonal skills training programs in business, education, and institutional settings has been generally positive, but has been mixed when examined in encounter and personal growth groups. The learning transfer process from a personal growth group experience was investigated to determine…
Descriptors: Adults, Disclosure, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
Daniels, Craig E. – 1981
This document addresses the problem faced by stress management programs in their attempts to increase self-awareness of stress response patterns and sources of stress. Drawbacks to the techniques of daily diaries and stress logs are noted and the use of computer-analyzed stress episode cards as a self-awareness feedback technique is explained. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Coping, Feedback
Lay-Dopyera, Margaret; Beyerbach, Barbara – 1983
Concept mapping typically refers to the graphic representation of concepts and their interrelationships. In this instance, concept mapping is used as a means for assessing an individual's conceptual understanding of a curricular topic. In a series of studies with teacher trainees, emphasis was on determining whether concept maps have regular…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Curriculum
Candy, Philip C. – 1981
A pilot study into adult learners' perceptions of adult learning was undertaken in early 1980 at Adelaide College of the Arts and Education (Australia). The research set out to explore whether there are underlying dimensions which adult learners use in evaluating and comparing learning experiences. Five volunteer subjects completed Kolb's Learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, Educational Environment
Hill, Kenneth L. – 1981
An overview of some educational implications of brain related research indicates that new insights can be gained from brain research. Four areas of study appear to be promising. First, the study of the evolution of the brain involves theories derived mostly from sociobiology, which is the study of the social behavior of animals, including humans…
Descriptors: Brain, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Poythress, Marianne; And Others – 1980
The strategies used by upper-division college students (juniors and seniors) to learn information in a variety of task materials were assessed. Fifty juniors and seniors enrolled in an undergraduate psychology course at the Univeristy of Texas at Austin were administered the Learning Activities Questionnaire (LAQ) along with an accompanying…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Educational Assessment, Higher Education
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