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Enhanced Academic Performance Using a Novel Classroom Physical Activity Intervention to Increase Awareness, Attention and Self-Control: Putting Embodied Cognition into Practice
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McClelland, Elizabeth; Pitt, Anna; Stein, John – Improving Schools, 2015
When language is processed, brain activity occurs not only in the classic "language areas" such as Broca's area, but also in areas which control movement. Our systems of understanding, including higher level cognition, are rooted in bodily awareness which needs to be developed as a precursor to intellectual reasoning. Cognition is…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment
A Comparison of Item-Total Point Biserial Correlation, Rasch and Alpha-Beater Item Analysis Procedures.
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Youngman, M. B. – Educational Studies, 1979
Discusses a study to compare the performances of different item analysis procedures by using five scales covering intellectual and attitudinal domains. Results are presented. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Objectives and Constraints in Geographical Fieldwork
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Boardman, David J. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1974
A list of objectives and constraints in geographical fieldwork is provided. The two most important constraints are the number of pupils in classes and the time taken away from regular classes. (DE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Education, Curriculum Problems, Educational Objectives
A Critical Look at the Classical Strategy Applied to Formative Curriculum Evaluation
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Harlen, Wynne – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1975
During a seven year period science materials, designed to promote discovery learning for children aged five to thirteen, were developed and revised on the basis of a formative evaluation. Student and teacher data were analyzed in order to determine which curriculum materials contributed to cognitive and affective objectives. (BJG)
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Impact of Research on the Approach to the Visiting Public at the Natural History Museum, London.
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Miles, Roger; Tout, Alan – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
Describes visitor-oriented exhibits at the Natural History Museum that utilize precise principles of communication for educative purpose. These exhibits are designed on the basis of detailed knowledge of the audience, extending attention to the entire gallery as an experience rather than providing notice to individual exhibits, while taking…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Affective Objectives, Audience Response, Cognitive Objectives