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Peer reviewedFredericks, Marcel; Miller, Steven I. – Teaching Sociology, 1987
Introduces teachers to potential benefits of using conceptual analysis as an alternative didactic strategy. Outlines the framework and techniques, reviews relevant literature, and demonstrates several methods for developing cases. Concludes that conceptual analysis is a valuable technique for improving students' empirical thinking and work.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning, Higher Education
Peer reviewedNovak, Joseph D. – Theory into Practice, 1980
A framework for using and changing concepts in the study of science is described. (JD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Discrimination Learning
Peer reviewedCheney, Thomas; Stein, Norman – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1974
The effectiveness of three fading and two nonfading procedures were compared in training kindergarten children on an oddity problem in which shape was the relevant dimension. (SBT)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning, Kindergarten Children, Laboratory Equipment
Peer reviewedMcKinney, Warren C.; And Others – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1987
Describes an experimental study which investigated the relative efficacy of two types of concept nonexamples in preventing overgeneralization errors among first grade students (n=67). Results indicated that the group which received both coordinate and ordinary concept nonexamples scored significantly higher than the group which received only…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Discrimination Learning, Educational Research
Download full textSMUCKLER, NANCY SIDON – 1967
TO STUDY WHICH OF SEVERAL CONDITIONS PROMOTES EFFICIENT CONCEPT LEARNING, AN EXPERIMENT INVOLVING 2 CONDITIONS, METHOD OF PRESENTATION OF STIMULI AND RATIO OF POSITIVE TO NEGATIVE STIMULI, WAS ADMINISTERED TO 80 SECOND-GRADE CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN WERE DIVIDED INTO 8 TREATMENT GROUPS. THESE 8 GROUPS WERE FORMED BY VARYING THE 2 METHODS OF…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Discrimination Learning
HAUGHEY, BETTY E.; SHORT, JERRY – 1966
TWO STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING MULTIPLE-DISCRIMINATION TASKS WERE REPORTED. THE "MULTIPLE CONCEPT" PRESENTS SIMPLE DESCRIPTIONS OF SEVERAL RELATED CONCEPTS AT THE BEGINNING OF INSTRUCTION. INCREASINGLY COMPLEX MATERIAL PERTAINING TO THESE CONCEPTS IS THEN GRADUALLY INTRODUCED. THE "SINGLE CONCEPT" PRESENTS ONE CONCEPT AT A TIME,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Discrimination Learning
