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Sanders, Nicholas M.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1972
Differences in the rate of successive acquisition of four concepts as a result of two presentation conditions and their interaction with the learner's preferred strategy was investigated. (Authors)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Interaction Process Analysis, Learning Processes, Reaction Time
Thornell, John G. – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1977
The study compared two methods of task presentation which differed primarily in terms of sequence characteristics. Sixty 4th graders were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups and taught concepts of mathematical symmetry for three days. A criterion measure was administered on the fourth day to assess initial learning and again six weeks…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Education, Grade 4
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