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Lichtwarck-Aschoff, Anna; van Geert, Paul; Bosma, Harke; Kunnen, Saskia – Developmental Review, 2008
This article presents a conceptual framework for the study of identity in the context of developmental and real-time. The framework consists of two dimensions related to the notion of time. One dimension involves the distinction between short- and long-term processes, or, as we call them, the micro- and macro-perspective on time. The second…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Cognitive Structures, Identification, Context Effect
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van Drie, Jannet; van Boxtel, Carla – Educational Psychology Review, 2008
This article explores historical reasoning, an important activity in history learning. Based upon an extensive review of empirical literature on students' thinking and reasoning about history, a theoretical framework of historical reasoning is proposed. The framework consists of six components: asking historical questions, using sources,…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, History Instruction, Time Perspective, Cognitive Structures
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Ceci, Stephen J.; Bronfenbrenner, Urie – Child Development, 1985
Investigates strategies of 10-year-olds and 14-year-olds in tasks requiring prospective memory. Subjects were instructed to perform activities after waiting 30 minutes. As predicted, strategic time-monitoring occurred more frequently in the home than in the laboratory. Emphasizes the power of the laboratory as a contrasting context for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Context Effect, Laboratory Experiments
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Levstik, Linda S. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1989
Reviews research on elementary school students' capacity for historical understanding. Suggests Piagetian theory is not applicable to historical thinking. Considers teaching approaches for developing elementary history instruction, including (1) embedding history in meaningful context; (2) use of narrative; (3) linking past and present; and (4)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Context Effect, Educational Research
Piquemal, Nathalie; Kouritzin, Sandra – Canadian Journal of Education, 2006
In this article, we have examined how historical events shape the research process, even when research is carefully planned and rigorously executed. Through an examination of our experiences conducting international data collection during a three-year SSHRC funded period in which the War on Terrorism and the War in Iraq began, we suggest that…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Influences, Reliability