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Peer reviewedBischoff, Paul J.; Anderson, O. R. – School Science and Mathematics, 1998
Randomly selected high school students (n=13) who studied an ecology unit were interviewed, and narrative data analyzed for changes in knowledge schema. Data support the current theory that the amount and quality of prior knowledge substantially influence gains in new knowledge and are closely linked to a capacity to apply higher-order cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Constructivism (Learning), Ecology
Peer reviewedWandersee, James H.; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Presented is an analysis of published research on students' conceptual development in the life sciences with the intent of providing information on the trends and content of those studies. A list of 128 references is appended. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedMansfield, Helen M.; Happs, John C. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Reports misconceptions identified in students with respect to the topic of parallel lines and the teaching strategies found to be useful in challenging those misconceptions. (11 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedBrasell, Heather M.; Rowe, Mary Budd – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Examines the influence of two factors of the process of graphing on rural students' (n=93) ability to comprehend kinematics graphs on constant velocity events. Students exhibited difficulty in constructing and comprehending graphs of derived variables and were unaware of their own graphing skills deficiencies. (34 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Graphs
