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Brown, Geoffrey; Lawson, Thomas W. – Educational Studies, 1975
The research reported in this study indicates that cognitive style might be more firmly established in boys of five years than girls. (Author/DE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Learning Processes
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Durkin, Kevin – Educational Studies, 1980
Reports results of a study to examine the extent to which young English children volunteer prepositions in a simple but structured task of spatial description. Results show that children 3 to 7 years have an extensive and often inventive grasp of locative prepositions. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Language Acquisition, Learning Processes
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Heffler, Bo – Educational Studies, 2001
Focuses on the experience learning theory (ELT) that views learning as a process, explaining that it entails a four-stage process that includes four learning modes. Presents the results of a study that used the learning style inventory (LSI) that examines one's approach to learning situations. Includes references. (CMK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
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Rogers, P. J.; Aston, F. M. – Educational Studies, 1990
Presents four educational experiments reflecting Jerome Bruner's theories on iconic and enactive representation to emphasize the need for more research on how children learn. Advocates greater institutional cooperation among schools, teachers, and researchers to improve research implementation and reduce problems of school disruption and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Role, Concept Teaching, Educational Experiments