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Jones, Brett D.; Bryant, Lauren H.; Snyder, Jennifer Dee; Malone, David – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2012
Implicit theories of intelligence (i.e., individuals' beliefs about the nature of intelligence, such as whether it is fixed or changeable) are important because they are related to individuals' behaviors and their beliefs in other areas (Sternberg, 2000). Implicit theories of intelligence are especially important in educational settings because…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Motivation, Preservice Teachers, Educational Theories
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Ceci, Stephen J. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1989
Discusses various views of domain-specificity. Argues that it is time to move beyond an acknowledgment that constraints on the way knowledge is represented influence the way in which new learning proceeds. Directions for future research are pointed out. (RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Definitions, Individual Development
Levy, Gary D. – 1988
Because schemas are often defined imprecisely and intuitively, the term "schema" is often misapplied in research. Consequently, researchers may fail to understand the complete scope of the phenomenon they are studying. Discussions of children's gender schema development and the influence of the gender schema on children's social…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Definitions, Individual Development
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Dochy, Filip J. R. C.; Alexander, Patricia A. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1995
Reviews the current literature concerning prior knowledge in an attempt to clarify problems with the terminology. Identifies the three main problems: lack of definition or vagueness, nominal versus real definitions, and different names/same constructs or same name/different constructs. Includes a conceptual map of prior knowledge terminology. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
Dirkx, John M – 2000
For many years, Robert Boyd has focused on the deeper emotional and spiritual dimensions of learning that many have suggested are underdeveloped in dominant conceptions of transformative learning. Boyd's work is grounded in the field of depth psychology, which is based on a fundamental belief in the powerful role that the dynamic unconscious plays…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Andragogy, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures