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Peer reviewedNecka, Edward; And Others – Learning and Instruction, 1992
The effects of incidental learning were assessed in 2 experiments involving 201 seventh graders in Poland through an experimental paradigm based on the levels of processing theory. Data suggest that an important aspect of intelligence is "opportunistic" learning (learning in advance). Intelligent people take cognitive advantage of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedEvans, Robert C. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1980
First, third, and eighth graders performed four different orienting activities to different words. Under an incidental learning paradigm, the children's recognition was tested after the orienting activity. Age differences in recognition were absent, and the effect of the orienting activity responses on recognition supported depth of processing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
PDF pending restorationCopeland, Anne P.; Moll, Nadine W. – 1979
The differences in performance on a variety of cognitive measures were studied in 67 learning disabled (LD) and normal elementary school children. Younger and older Ss were administered tests of conceptual sorting, central and incidental learning, and selective attention. Teacher ratings of classroom hyperactive behavior were also examined. LD Ss…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Behavior, Classification
