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Chenoweth, Edgar A.; Wilcove, Gerry L. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Individual Differences, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
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Gorfein, David S.; Blair, Claudia – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Evaluation Methods, Individual Differences
Gavin, Eileen A. – 1971
Albert Michotte, known primarily for his research in perception, also carried out several experiments in logical memory (conceptual or intellectual memory). He was strongly influenced by Kulpe, feeling that the thought processes were autonomous, in contradiction to more traditional and elementary conceptions of mental activity. His experiments,…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Cognitive Processes, Experiments, Individual Differences
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Yen, Wendy, M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
An information processing model was fitted to individual learning of paired associates and word definitions for 378 fifth to tenth-grade students. Reliable individual differences in acquisition rate and long-term retention were found. Correlations with traditional aptitude and achievement scores were discussed; no significant sex or ethnic group…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Learning Processes
Hart, Joseph T. – 1971
A series of pilot and regular experiments were conducted to investigate memory checking processes. The first set of experiments developed a set of six different tests for the measurement of memory checking. Correlational studies of these tests demonstrated that they could be used reliably and that the different tests are measuring the same basic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Correlation, Evaluation
Rohwer, William D., Jr.; Levin, Joel R. – 1970
The major emphasis of this study is on the comparative validities of paired-associate learning tests and IQ tests in predicting reading achievement. The study engages in a brief review of earlier research in order to examine the validity of two assumptions--that the construction and/or the use of a tactic that simplifies a learning task is one of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes
Loye, David, Ed. – 1970
This booklet surveys all the research studies (approx. 205), undertaken at ETS from July 1968 through June 1969. It offers research results to interested, nonresearch professional readers, and supplements more formal reports for professionals interested in research processes as well. Four major themes in the ETS research program are emphasized:…
Descriptors: Careers, Cognitive Processes, Computer Programs, Disadvantaged Youth