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Lane, David M.; Pearson, Deborah A. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1982
Reviews recent research on the developmental course of attentional processes, suggesting that more emphasis be given to understanding the basis of interference from irrelevant stimuli when it occurs. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education
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Necka, Edward; And Others – Learning and Instruction, 1992
The effects of incidental learning were assessed in 2 experiments involving 201 seventh graders in Poland through an experimental paradigm based on the levels of processing theory. Data suggest that an important aspect of intelligence is "opportunistic" learning (learning in advance). Intelligent people take cognitive advantage of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries