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Peters, Ellen E.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1985
Representational and transformational visual imagery instructions were manipulated within two passage types (name and occupation), along with no-strategy control instructions for each passage type. Transformational imagery instructions were effective on the more difficult to remember name passages. Representational imagery instructions were not…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 8, Imagery, Junior High Schools
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Salomon, Gavriel – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Films, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Sherman, Julia – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
Although girls and boys were similar in cognitive skills and attitudes toward mathematics in grade 8, boys performed significantly better in mathematics by grade 11, even with mathematics background controlled. No sex-related difference in spatial visualization developed. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Cognitive Tests, Grade 11