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Sunyono, Sunyono; Sudjarwo, Sudjarwo – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2018
This study aimed to obtain the characteristics of students' mental models and the difficulties experienced by students while studying in schools in developing the ability of creative imagination. The number of samples involved in this study was 89 students of grade 11. The instrument used to achieve that goal were a test mental models in the form…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 11, Schemata (Cognition), Molecular Structure
MacInnes, Colin – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1975
Author argues for greater attention to be given to learning through images rather than concepts. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Products, Cultural Background, History Instruction
Furner, Beatrice A. – 1987
Focusing on the role of language in learning, this paper discusses schemata and symbolic thinking that help students learn from unfamiliar experiences. The first part of the paper introduces the idea of symbolic thinking by comparing students encountering new ideas with convention-goers making their way around a new city. The section suggests that…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Structures, Creative Thinking, Educational Theories
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers