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Hofferber, Natalia; Eckes, Alexander; Wilde, Matthias – European Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Grolnick and Ryan (1987) assume that an autonomy supportive environment leads to higher learner engagement and thus to greater achievements and deeper understanding of content. In school, knowledge acquisition (rote learning as well as conceptual learning) are regarded as most important. In this study, we examined the effects of teachers' autonomy…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Personal Autonomy, Academic Achievement, Rote Learning
Levin, Joel R.; And Others – 1974
The paired-associate learning of 52 fourth graders was related to measures of cognitive ability obtained the previous year. Subjects were administered the paired-associate task under one of three variations: at a comfortable rate with standard instructions; at a comfortable rate with a potentially effective learning strategy (visual imagery); and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students