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Johnston, Christine A. – Educational Leadership, 1998
The Interactive Learning Model illustrates how we process information (cognition), perform learning tasks (conation), and develop a self when performing difficult learning tasks (affectation). Individuals approach learning tasks with varying degrees of sequence, precision, technical reasoning, and confluence. These ingredients are embedded in the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences

Velayo, Richard S. – Reading Improvement, 1993
Measures the effects of presentation mode and perceived difficulty on retention of academic content material. Finds the main effects of presentation mode and difficulty to be significant; however, pairwise comparisons of means for mode did not show significant differences. (NH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Gantzer, Jack – 1986
Vygotskian theory suggests that maturation and learning are not mutually exclusive; rather together they constitute development and are thus dependent on each other and interactive. The concept of the zone of proximal development involves determining two developmental levels of mental functions for each learner--the actual and the potential…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Tests

Morante, Edward A.; Ulesky, Anita – Educational Leadership, 1984
The New Jersey Task Force on Thinking has taken the first steps toward statewide assessment of students' thinking skills. Efforts were made to (1) define requisite thinking competencies, (2) explore measurement of thinking competencies, and (3) make recommendations accordingly. Preliminary findings are reported. (TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Tests, Critical Thinking
Dickens, Ben Harold – 1981
Mentally retarded persons in sheltered workshops in West Virginia were studied in order to determine their learning styles and how these learning styles related to the populations studied by Witkin and others. (Witkin classified learning styles as either field independent--i.e. task oriented--or field-dependent--i.e., oriented to the social…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests
Hessels-Schlatter, Christine – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
The Analogical Reasoning Learning Test (ARLT) was developed for use with individuals with IQs lower than 55. A study involving 58 students (ages 6-19) with moderate to severe mental retardation found the internal consistency and test-retest reliability of this measure are high. Discriminant and predictive validity are satisfactory. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
Gamlin, Peter J.; Bountrogianni, Marie – 1985
Research summarized here demonstrates how similarity thinking can be used in training programs to help ethnic minority children acquire basic skills. Current achievements are often attenuated by poor language skills, especially when English is not the first language of the child. Similarity thinking assesses the child's ability to learn without…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Meltzer, Lynn J.; And Others – 1984
The associations among cognitive automatization, abstract problem solving, and educational performance were studied using 127 fourth to ninth grade students. A number of measures of fast, automatic, and fluent performance (FAF measures) were used: writing the alphabet; reading from a word list; and mentally performing arithmetic operations. The…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Cognitive Measurement

Dobson, Ken – Physics Education, 1988
Discusses the process of increasing academic standards of students and broadening their knowledge in a balanced science education program. Describes assessment levels of knowledge with understanding and the basis for choosing course content material. Cites problems arising from management of project. (RT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Shaughnessy, Michael F. – 1985
Recent theorists have begun to re-conceptualize the construct of "intelligence." This paper reviews recent theories of intelligence and indicates implications for practitioners, educators, and individuals. Theories and theorists discussed include the following: (1) Robert Sternberg has advanced the "triarchic theory" of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests
Klausmeier, Herbert J.; And Others – 1976
The Conceptual Learning and Development (CLD) Model specifies four levels of concept attainment (concrete, identity, classificatory, and formal) and three uses of concepts (problem solving, subordinate-supraordinate, and principles). Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies of concept attainment may be conducted. The results of this study of 300…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement