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Walsh, Rich; Soat, Doug – Training, 1975
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Individual Differences, Learning Processes
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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
LEVINSON, BILLEY; REESE, HAYNE W. – 1963
AN EXPLORATION INTO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE LEARNING OF VARIOUS AGE GROUPS WAS CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN DATA OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES FOR THE FORMATION OF LEARNING SET. THE OBJECT-QUALITY DISCRIMINATION LEARNING SET WAS STUDIED TO SEARCH FOR SYSTEMATIC RESPONSE PATTERNS, AND TO EXAMINE AGE DIFFERENCES. THE SAMPLES USED IN THIS STUDY WERE 53 NURSERY…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis
Di Vesta, Francis J. – 1972
Research on Trait by Treatment Interaction must become more coordinated. It should include systematic programs by individual investigators as well as those among investigators. Important factors to consider are (1) developing a clearer definition of traits which will include availability and preference as well as aptitude and ability in both the…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Cognitive Measurement, Factor Analysis, Individual Characteristics
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Kail, Robert – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Examines interrelations among measures of memory in order to determine whether individual differences in 8- to 11-year-old children's performance on learning and memory tasks may be attributable to a general strategic factor. (CM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Lindberg, Marc A. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 1982
The retention of the conditioned response was tested in a retroactive interference paradigm. Results suggested that what is learned by children in simple conditioning paradigms is different than what is learned by adults in the same paradigms. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Measurement, Conditioning
Smith, Douglas K.; Holliday, Peter J. – 1986
The study investigates differences in learning styles as measured by the Learning Style Inventory (LSI), an instrument designed to identify sociological, emotional, environmental, and physiological factors that form an individual's learning style. The subjects for the study were a sample of fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders in a midwestern…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style
Martens, Kay – 1975
The introductory portion of this document reviews the definitions of cognitive style and presents the models of cognitive style developed by James McKenney, Samuel Messick, and Joseph Hill. It also discusses the application of these models to education. The annotated bibliography is designed as a review of selected materials that provide an…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
LIPSON, JOSEPH – 1966
THE PROBLEM OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO STUDY THE EXTENT TO WHICH STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GENERALIZE WHAT THEY LEARN IN ONE LESSON SO THAT THEY ACTUALLY GAIN COMMAND OF ABILITIES NOT SPECIFICALLY TAUGHT UNTIL SOME LATER LESSON. THE AUTHOR EXAMINED CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A MASTERY SCORE ON A PRETEST IN ARITHMETIC COULD BE CONSIDERED A TRANSFER INSTANCE.…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Arithmetic, Cognitive Measurement, Individual Differences
Peck, Robert F. – 1975
Eight propositions regarding the interaction of teachers and students to create educational outcomes are presented and discussed: 1. It is necessary to look at both cognitive and affective outcomes whenever we want to evaluate the effectiveness of teachers, or an educational program. 2. There is a need for more research on the reciprocal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement