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St Clair-Thompson, Helen; Overton, Tina; Botton, Chris – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2010
The current review is concerned with an information processing model used in science education. The purpose is to summarise the current theoretical understanding, in published research, of a number of factors that are known to influence learning and achievement. These include field independence, working memory, long-term memory, and the use of…
Descriptors: Science Education, Models, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
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Lester, Gene – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Error Patterns
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Vaught, Glen M. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Identification (Psychology), Interests, Performance Factors
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Dreyer, Albert S.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Kindergarten Children, Measurement Techniques
Keogh, Barbara – 1972
Two Masters' theses, by Andrea Weiss and Melinda Welles, pursuing related questions were synthesized into a final report, "Field Independence-Dependence, Reflection-Impulsivity, and Problem-Solving Styles of Preschool Children," of which this interim report is a summary. The major purposes of both investigations were to determine: (1)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Tempo, Overt Response, Perceptual Development
Linn, Marcia C. – 1978
It has been suggested that cognitive style interacts with performance on tasks measuring formal thought. It is hypothesized that cognitive style interacts with task context rather than with the underlying formal thought processes. Experiments are reported to clarify the type of task that elicits an interaction and to determine whether such…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries
Ortiz, Flora Ida; Morelan, Steve J. – 1974
The effect of cognitive style and learning conditions on the rote verbal learning performance of Mexican American subjects classified as field independent or field dependent was investigated. Field dependent referred to a strong perceptual influence caused by the context or background while field independent referred to an ability to overcome the…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research
Ramirez, Manuel, III; And Others – 1974
This teaching manual is the fourth in a series of seven (accompanied by a manual of self-assessment units) that have been designed for use in bilingual/bicultural programs. The components of the series may be used either individually or together. This manual is intended to familiarize teachers with ways of measuring cognitive styles in children.…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers