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McMurray, N. E.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1977
Performance of over 200 third and fourth graders on a post test and a two-month follow-up measure showed that groups receiving lessons based on a task analysis instructional design performed significantly better than groups receiving placebo lessons at two levels of advanced mastery for the concepts, "equilateral triangle" and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
Harmon, N. Paul; King, David R. – Improving Human Performance Quarterly, 1979
Examines the relationship between learning and development in the most general terms, discusses the developmental distinction between concrete and formal operational thought as manifested in adult behavior, and considers the implications of the concrete-formal dichotomy for the design and use of job aids. Notes and a bibliography are provided.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages

Calvert, Sandra L.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1990
Describes study that examined kindergarten and second grade students' recall of information that had been presented on a computer with varying levels of visual action and verbal labels. Developmental differences in children's use of verbal and visual systems are discussed, and reading ability levels are considered. (29 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
Glassberg, Sally – 1979
The constructs of cognitive-developmental psychology are applied in this study to the practice of teacher education with the objective of creating a developmental learning environment designed to stimulate personal/professional growth and cognitive structural change on the part of the teacher. The 37 inservice elementary and secondary school…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cognitive Development, Developmental Programs, Developmental Psychology