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Gurney, Penelope J. – McGill Journal of Education, 1998
Examines one aspect of the cognitive development of preservice education students, the ability to utilize different modes of mental representation. Finds associations between the level of mathematics experience and both the ability to utilize three different modes of mental representation (enactive, visual, and verbal) and the overall use of…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style

Youngblood, Michael S. – Studies in Art Education, 1983
Popular beliefs and research on modes of thinking among artists and scientists promote the idea that artists are motivated primarily by emotion and intuition, while scientists are stimulated primarily by logic and reason. This dichotomy and its implications for art education are discussed and criticized. (Author/IS)
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Development