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Darabi, Aubteen; Arrastia-Lloyd, Meagan C.; Nelson, David W.; Liang, Xinya; Farrell, Jennifer – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
In order to develop an expert-like mental model of complex systems, causal reasoning is essential. This study examines the differences between forward and backward instructional strategies in terms of efficiency, students' learning and progression of their mental models of the electronic transport chain in an undergraduate metabolism course…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Undergraduate Students
Hester, Kimberly S.; Robledo, Issac C.; Barrett, Jamie D.; Peterson, David R.; Hougen, Dean P.; Day, Eric A.; Mumford, Michael D. – Creativity Research Journal, 2012
In recent years, it has become apparent that knowledge is a critical component of creative thought. One form of knowledge that might be particularly important to creative thought relies on the mental models people employ to understand novel, ill-defined problems. In this study, undergraduates were given training in the use of causal relationships…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Cognitive Structures, Undergraduate Students
Koslowski, Barbara; Marasia, Joseph; Chelenza, Melanie; Dublin, Randi – Cognitive Development, 2008
Recognizing information as evidence is central to the development of scientific reasoning. When does information about an event come to be treated as evidence relevant to explaining the event? We asked whether this was increasingly likely to happen when an explanation becomes available that can incorporate both the event and the information into a…
Descriptors: Information Science, Evidence, Scientific Concepts, Thinking Skills
Berkant, Hasan Guner – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether students' meaningful causal thinking abilities vary with their academic achievement levels, reading comprehension abilities, and gender. The sample of the study consisted of 124 ninth grade students attending a secondary school in Adana City Seyhan District during 2008-2009 academic year.…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Secondary School Students, Thinking Skills, Causal Models
Song, Liyan; Hannafin, Michael J.; Hill, Janette R. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2007
Current teaching and learning methods reveal marked differences between how students approach learning and how instructors approach teaching. Little attention has been paid to understanding these differences and their implications for designing successful learning environments. The purpose of the paper is to introduce a framework for understanding…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Structures, Causal Models

Demetriou, Andreas; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Describes a theory of cognition which posits specialized structural systems (SSSs) that enable individuals to represent and understand domains of knowledge. Three test batteries assessed 12-16 year olds' abilities to think combinatorially, form hypotheses, design experiments, and construct models or theories. Suggests that the results of tests…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Causal Models, Cognitive Development

Steed, Marlo – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1992
This document describes the construction/simulation software called Stella which can be used in the investigation of dynamic causal models. Topics considered are its built-in perspective of system dynamics and capabilities, its potential drawbacks, and its cognitive implications for educational applications. (JJK)
Descriptors: Causal Models, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Computer Simulation
Jescheniak, Jorg D.; Hahne, Anja; Hoffmann, Stefanie; Wagner, Valentin – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2006
There is a long-standing debate in the area of speech production on the question of whether only words selected for articulation are phonologically activated (as maintained by serial-discrete models) or whether this is also true for their semantic competitors (as maintained by forward-cascading and interactive models). Past research has addressed…
Descriptors: Phonology, Articulation (Speech), Semantics, Language Processing
Kaplan, Diane S.; Liu, Ruth X.; Kaplan, Howard B. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2004
A theoretically informed model was estimated with the LISREL-VIII program using panel data from 1,384 mother-adolescent child pairs to examine processes by which mothers' adolescent school experiences measured in 1971 (Time 1) affected the adolescent school experiences of their children measured in the 1990s (Time 3) through mediating variables…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Adolescents, Causal Models, Educational Experience

Griffin, Larry J. – American Journal of Sociology, 1993
Contends that recent developments in historical sociology emphasize the centrality of temporality to analysis and explanation. Illustrates how computer-assisted analysis of qualitative narrative can be used to develop generalizable causal interpretation of events. (CFR)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Blacks, Causal Models, Cognitive Structures
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers