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Peer reviewedVosniadou, Stella, Ed.; Saljo, Roger, Ed. – Learning and Instruction, 1994
The seven articles of this theme issue bring together recent theoretical work in investigating the kind of conceptual change that occurs in the learning of the physical sciences. How conceptual change occurs and the implications for science instruction are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedChambres, Patrick – Learning and Instruction, 1993
In the current article, effects of socially induced metacognitive activities on performance of 60 French elementary and secondary school students (grades 3 through 9) were studied. Performance of low-achievement students was higher in a social comparison situation than an ordinary academic situation. A strong contingent relationship between social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Educational Environment, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedSaljo, Roger, Ed. – Learning and Instruction, 1994
This issue contains articles on mathematical modeling of school arithmetic word problems; cognitive load theory; cognitive effects of practical experience for high and low achievers; perspectives of college-bound students on learning mathematics; and training-based assessment of school achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, College Bound Students, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedBakhurst, David; Padden, Carol – Learning and Instruction, 1991
The theory and practice of A. Meshcheryakov on the education of blind-deaf children are reviewed. His work, based on a theory of mind rooted in the concept of human activity, is presently out of favor in the Soviet Union, but deserves further study. (SLD)
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Processes
