This study investigated the issue of whether young children understand that the acquisition of certain types of knowledge depends on the modality of sensory experience involved. Sight and touch were the two sensory modalities investigated. A total of 36 children of 3-5 years of age were exposed to pairs of objects that either looked the same and…

The purpose of this book is to bring back to public attention seven thinkers who wrote about what they believed to be vital in higher education. Each chapter examines a particularly "key text," in which that thinker considers the nature of higher education. The background for the occasion of the delivery of that text as a speech or…

The character of the Catholic school curriculum is affected by how people learn, what elements are included in a curriculum, how Catholic schools are unique, how curricula are developed and implemented, and what teachers and administrators need. The first of this booklet's six chapters describes psychomotor, cognitive, and affective learning.…

The principal focus of this brief report is on findings and observations from relatively recent research on the learning of mathematics. The distinction between learning and the concepts of curriculum and instruction is first reviewed. Then Piaget's theory of intellectual development is discussed, with the conclusion that it does not provide a…

Described in this report are the extramural activities for fiscal year 1983 of the Center for Research for Mothers and Children (CRMC). The CRMC is designed to advance knowledge about fetal development, pregnancy, and birth; to identify the prerequisites of optimal growth and development through infancy, childhood, and adolescence; and to…

This paper suggests teaching techniques which utilize relevancy to help make learning facts and information more effective. Teaching strategies which create a state of conflict within learner are most basic psychological learning processes teachers need to understand and utilize in the classroom. (Author/EK)

The study investigated the learning and attitudes of individuals in an individualized computer-assisted instruction (CAI) setting using a specially designed group CAI program to permit the entry and evaluation of responses from each group member. Results suggest that individuals in groups learn as well as individuals working alone with…

This paper is devoted to clarification and amplification of 10 human encounter principles, focusing on undergraduate teaching. (Author/PG)

The benefits students derive from learning experiences is dependent upon the match between their learning styles and the teaching styles of their instructors. (BJG)

The hypothesis that being questioned about a narrow topic while reading enhances the recall of other material closely related is supported. The relationship between the performances facilitating adjunct questions requires further explanation. (Author/BJG)

Subjects were pretested and then randomly assigned to a verbal treatment or a figural treatment for a programed lesson on the integers modulo 7. The expected interactions among treatment success and cognitive abilities were not observed. The authors suggest further study. (SD)