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Stepich, Donald A.; Newby, Timothy J. – Instructional Science, 1988
Discusses the current information processing conceptualization of memory, the process of learning by analogy, and the overall desired outcomes of their use to acquire and retain new information. Instructional implications of how to use analogies are discussed, and a set of prescriptive guidelines for using them is presented. (69 references)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Guidelines, Instructional Design, Learning Processes
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Saljo, Roger – Instructional Science, 1981
Describes an empirical investigation of the differences in learning strategies or approaches of 30 university students. The results indicate that the differences in approach may be found in the kind of information focused on and learned rather than how much people learn in a quantitative sense. Thirty-six references are listed. (CHC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Discrimination Learning, Higher Education