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Peters, Robert A. – Teaching Public Administration, 2014
Students in two iterations of a statistics course were required to develop work-related research questions that could be analyzed by the statistical techniques discussed in class. They were also expected to present the question and other research design components in a manner that could be comprehended by statistical novices. To provide sufficient…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills, Statistical Analysis
Sanders, Nicholas M.; Tzeng, Ovid J. L. – Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1973
Study failed to yield evidence that performance in a systematic-concept task can be significantly facilitated, in comparison with rote-task performance, if more time is allowed for the operation of what Metzger has called systematic concept formation. (Authors)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Individual Differences
Ortiz, Flora Ida; Morelan, Steve J. – 1974
The effect of cognitive style and learning conditions on the rote verbal learning performance of Mexican American subjects classified as field independent or field dependent was investigated. Field dependent referred to a strong perceptual influence caused by the context or background while field independent referred to an ability to overcome the…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research