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Hector Emilio Will Pinto – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In order to comprehend complex and abstract phenomena, students must partake in the process of learning by integrating complex and invisible components without ever physically encountering or manipulating such components. Prior knowledge and experiences will influence the way students assimilate and model new experiences and knowledge. If prior…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Educational Technology, Science Instruction, Manipulative Materials
Yoselyn Walsh Zuniga – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Learning practices in education are constantly evolving to provide high-quality education. One of the trends used to provide high-quality education is incorporating technological tools to teach and learn STEM concepts. Implementing physical manipulative tools and virtual manipulative tools in STEM classrooms positively influenced conceptual…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, STEM Education, Manipulative Materials, Tactual Perception
Ekaterina Andreevna Khlystova – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation investigates the interaction of developing extralinguistic cognitive systems with early language learning and processing through the case study of verb argument structure. The interaction of these systems with the linguistic system underpins fundamental theories of language learning and use: language does not exist in isolation.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Verbs
Reyhan Safak – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Structural reasoning is a combined ability to "look for structures, recognize structures, probe into structures, act upon structures, reason in terms of general structures, and see how a piece of knowledge acquired resolves a perturbation experienced" (Harel and Soto, 2017). The purpose of this study was to explore the cognitive…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication, Elementary School Students, Thinking Skills
Roads, Brett David – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Visual categorization is ubiquitous in many professions, yet training programs are typically time- and effort-intensive. This work focuses on developing methods to improve human learning and performance on challenging visual categorization tasks, e.g., bird species identification, diagnostic dermatology. As part of the general approach, we infer…
Descriptors: Visual Learning, Concept Formation, Visual Perception, Cognitive Processes
Watson, William A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Exhibits in informal science institutions, like science centers and museums, are often designed to help people learn, but research showing the immediate impact of experiences with exhibits on understanding is limited. This dissertation tested the hypothesis that the value of first-hand experience with an exhibit is not necessarily in its immediate…
Descriptors: Museums, Exhibits, Grade 6, Field Trips
Jennifer Tennille Pinder Ellis – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study was designed to evaluate the effects of the proprietary science education software, "Conversionoes," on students' conceptual and visual understanding of dimensional analysis. The participants in the study were high school general chemistry students enrolled in two public high schools with different demographics (School A and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Chemistry, Concept Formation
Byrnes, Scott William – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The assimilation and synthesis of knowledge is essential for students to be successful in chemistry, yet not all students synthesize knowledge as intended. The study used the Learning Preference Checklist to classify students into one of three learning modalities--visual, auditory, or kinesthetic (VAK). It also used the Kolb Learning Style…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Social Change, Individualized Instruction, Standardized Tests