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Narrative Metaphor: Integrating Insights in Cognitive Science into a Toolset for Intentionally Shaping Vocational Pursuits
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Roth, Donald – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2019
Divining meaning in the world around us and integrating that into the stories we tell about who we are and what motivates us is essential to both our cognitive processing and overall well-being. At the same time, our conscious processes are dependent on inputs from our social and physical environment for the raw materials needed to develop…
Descriptors: Christianity, Cognitive Processes, Figurative Language, Self Concept
Congruity Effects in Time and Space: Behavioral and ERP Measures
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Teuscher, Ursina; McQuire, Marguerite; Collins, Jennifer; Coulson, Seana – Cognitive Science, 2008
Two experiments investigated whether motion metaphors for time affected the perception of spatial motion. Participants read sentences either about literal motion through space or metaphorical motion through time written from either the ego-moving or object-moving perspective. Each sentence was followed by a cartoon clip. Smiley-moving clips showed…
Descriptors: Sentences, Semantics, Self Concept, Cartoons
"But Your Body Would Rather Have This...": Conceptualizing Health through Kinesthetic Experience
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Perhamus, Lisa Michelle – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2010
This article provides an empirically grounded analysis of how children and adults kinesthetically recontextualize standardized, official health messages into personally meaningful, context-specific health knowledge. The in-depth interview research uses grounded theory methodology to analyze transcripts and a sociology of childhood framework to…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Health Promotion, Politics of Education, Food
Identifying Potential Test Item Misalignment Using Student Verbal Reports
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Leighton, Jacqueline P.; Gokiert, Rebecca J. – Educational Assessment, 2008
The purpose of the present investigation was to identify the relationship among different indicators of uncertainty that lead to potential item misalignment. The item-based indicators included ratings of ambiguity and cognitive complexity. The student-based indicators included (a) frequency of cognitive monitoring per item, (b) levels of…
Descriptors: Test Items, Cognitive Processes, Item Analysis, Self Concept
CBT and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comprehensive Literature Review
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Kincade, Sharon R.; McBride, Dawn Lorraine – Online Submission, 2009
The overall intention of this project was to enhance awareness, for those involved with persons on the autism spectrum, of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) strategies for treating persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The project involved a literature review on autism and the use of CBT strategies for people with autism spectrum disorders…
Descriptors: Autism, Integrity, Social Cognition, Incidence
Proceedings of the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group = Actes de la Rencontre Annuelle 2005 du Groupe Canadien d'Etude en Didactique des Mathematiques (29th, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 27-31, 2005)
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Liljedahl, Peter, Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 2006
This submission contains the Proceedings of the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), held at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario. The CMESG is a group of mathematicians and mathematics educators who meet annually to discuss mathematics education issues at all levels of learning. The aims of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Mathematics Curriculum, Undergraduate Students