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Augstein, Sheila; Thomas, Laurie – 1976
This study discusses the importance of comprehension in reading and describes a tool for measuring reading comprehension according to an individual reader's "structures of meaning." The procedure for developing a visual representation of this structure involves three distinct steps. After reading the text, student and teacher employ techniques,…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Directed Reading Activity
Gratch, Gerald – National Forum: Phi Kappa Phi Journal, 1979
Piaget's ideas are discussed: that the basic thrust of education is determined by the intellectual development of the child, that the child's intelligence develops in definite stages, and that the goal of the developmental process is to reason in logical terms. (MLW)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
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Curtis, Patricia Gelber
It was hypothesized that there are significant differences in intellectual patterns between black and white populations which can be demonstrated on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). A one-way analysis of variance was performed on the subjects' scores on the WAIS subtests and the Verbal, Peformance and Full Scale IQ using the ethnic…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Associative Learning, Black Achievement, Cognitive Ability