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Hipkins, Rosemary; Robertson, Sally – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2011
This report is a synthesis that explores "opportunities for professional learning" that might occur when teachers work together to moderate their judgments about students' work. Since such conversations are inherently social, the synthesis employs the lens of sociocultural learning theory. It draws together key themes from the small…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Observation, National Standards, Achievement
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Cashen, Valjean M.; Leicht, Kenneth L. – Psychological Reports, 1973
It was predicted that high-scoring students would be better able to answer correctly questions directed at knowledge of principles and that this superior knowledge would result in better performance on questions on trivial materials as well. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Concept Formation, Instructional Materials
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Walters, L.; Sieben, G. – Science Education, 1974
Reports the results of a study of the relationship between cognitive style and achievement in a modern elementary science program. (JR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research
KNOX, ALAN B.; SJOGREN, DOUGLAS D. – 1965
SOME EFFECTS OF AGE ON ADULT LEARNING WERE STUDIED IN A SERIES OF FOUR EXPERIMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES--(1) SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SET-INDUCING CONDITIONS, (2) ATTITUDES ABOUT A TOPIC, (3) PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, AND (4) LEARNING SPEED OR EFFECTS OF VARIED PRESENTATION RATES. A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 211 SUBJECTS WAS SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF SEX,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Programs