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Barnett, Ronald – 1994
This book is an exploration of the changing definitions of knowledge competence held to be valuable in universities. The central argument is that one ideology, that of academic competence, is being displaced with another ideology, that of operational competence. The book begins by considering the relationships among higher education, knowledge,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures, College Curriculum, Competence
De Jong, Eddy J.; Gunstone, Richard F. – 1988
The broad focus of this study was on the role students' existing conceptions play in the process of constructing and understanding mechanics concepts. The study was a naturalistic one, conducted over a number of years, at all grade levels, in one all-boys secondary school in Australia. In particular it was concerned with identifying and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation