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Collins, W. Andrew – Child Development, 1970
Suggests an increase with age in children's ability to focus on essential content from a media presentation. Children in early adolescence seemed better able than younger ones to ignore nonessential information. (WY)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students
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Bereiter, Carl – Elementary School Journal, 1973
Four kinds of learning are the basis for most of the discussion in this paper: direct-application learning, basic skills, background knowledge, and personal learning. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary School Students, Experiential Learning, Incidental Learning
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Dusek, Jerome B.; And Others – Child Development, 1976
The incidental and intentional learning abilities of high- and low-test-anxious second, fourth, and sixth grade children were explored. (BRT)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students