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Peer reviewedWagner, Daniel A.; Spratt, Jennifer E. – Child Development, 1987
Results indicate specific and positive effects of Quranic schooling on serial memory but not on other memory or cognitive tasks. These findings replicate earlier reports that Quranic schooling affects specific (and not general) memory skills. (PCB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Memory
Peer reviewedLehto, Juhani – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1995
Explores the relationship between teenagers' working memory and school achievement. Experiments revealed significant correlations between the two, specifically in the field of foreign language. Includes descriptions of the experiments with accompanying statistical tables. (MJP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedWhitney, Hassler – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1987
Proposes that although the past 30 years have seen increasing efforts to make mathematics more relevant and useful, schools continue to fail. Argues that forced rote learning is the direct cause of this failure and that improved teaching methods must be developed. Urges that shifts in methodology be phased in gradually. (TW)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
