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Peer reviewedBackman, Jarl – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1980
Three experiments (which used adults and 14-year-old children) studied the congruence between textual input at encoding and output in the form of memory reproductions. Results verified a very close correspondence between encoding and retrieval regarding hierarchically structural operations on the information in simple stories. (AN)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Objectives
Download full textClancey, William J. – 1985
This paper describes NEOMYCIN, a computer program that models one physician's diagnostic reasoning within a limited area of medicine. NEOMYCIN's knowledge base and reasoning procedure constitute a model of how human knowledge is organized and how it is used in diagnosis. The hypothesis is tested that such a procedure can be used to simulate both…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Computer Oriented Programs
Peer reviewedPoduska, Ervin; Phillips, Darrell G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Describes a study of the mental processes college students use in thinking about speed. Piagetian-type tasks dealing with speed, time, and distance were used in an individual interview format. Males outperformed females on tasks relating to speed, but not on the other tasks. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Science, Difficulty Level, Distance
