Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Beliefs | 1 |
| Cognitive Structures | 1 |
| Comprehension | 1 |
| Credibility | 1 |
| Epistemology | 1 |
| Experimental Psychology | 1 |
| Heuristics | 1 |
| Learning Processes | 1 |
| Logical Thinking | 1 |
| Misconceptions | 1 |
| Outcomes of Education | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Savion, Leah | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textSavion, Leah – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2009
A large body of research demonstrates the incredible power of initial conceptions, scripts, and stereotypes that result from our naive theories. Prior knowledge compatible with information introduced by instructors enhances encoding and retrieval, but hinders learning when in conflict with it. Theories and facts contradicting existing beliefs are…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Misconceptions, Heuristics, Theories
