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Sanders, Deborah – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Professional development is a recognized approach to improving the quality of instruction in schools. The goal of professional development is to increase teachers' knowledge and improve their practices, which lead to enhanced student learning. The problem with providing staff development is the high cost incurred by presenters' fees, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Professional Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Practices
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Pufall, Peter B.; And Others – Child Development, 1973
Study tests four predictions derived from Piaget's cognitive theory. (CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
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Mouw, John T.; Hecht, James T. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1973
Major purpose of this experiment was to test a notion suggested by Gagne that operations, as described by Piaget, are more dependent on learning than on development. It was concluded that the results supported Gagne's cumulative learning model rather than the notion that operations are primarily dependent upon maturation. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Data Analysis
Klausmeier, Herbert J.; And Others – 1976
Piaget's model of children's conceptual learning and development was compared with Klausmeier's Conceptual Learning and Development (CLD) model in a longitudinal study. The CLD model suggests four successive levels of concept learning: (1) concrete--recognizing an object which has been encountered previously; (2) identity--recognizing a known…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement