The primary purpose of this study was to determine the importance of existing organizational learning mechanisms and establish the size and magnitude of the relationship among the organizational learning mechanisms. Of great import also was to determine whether statistically significant relationships existed among the organizational learning…

A description of the hierarchy of learning'' suggested by Gagne in the book, The Conditions of Learning.'' (SP)

There is an interplay between emotions and learning, but this interaction is far more complex than previous learning theories have articulated. This article proffers a novel model by which to regard the interplay of emotions upon learning and discusses the larger practical aim of crafting computer-based models that will recognize a learner's…

Several common misunderstandings about the learning of young children are discussed. (RC)

Piaget's work is seen as a basis for the assessment of a projected course. The stages of a course ought to follow the same order of increasing logical complexity as are present in the pupils' own development. (LS)

Examined the relation of positive affect to attention and learning in 5-, 7-, and 9-month olds. Found that at all ages positive affect was associated with long look durations and slower learning. Neutral affect was associated with short looks and faster learning. Learning was faster than expected for infants displaying both short looks and neutral…

Biological principles related to the theme "photosynthesis and Energy Relationships" were specified, ordered according to Gagne's hierarchical learning theory, and their attainment by students in grades 5, 7, and 9 measured by a 100-item test developed for the purpose. Each succeeding grade level achieved significantly higher scores;…

Discusses teaching styles and the essential ingredients of a good project or unit.'' (Author/SP)

Describes a study which used fourth and sixth grade children who had used Science - A Process Approach" and compared their performance with that of a control group on two conservation-of-volume tasks. Performance of the volume tasks was found to be related to age and score on the Learning Hierarchies Test and not to previous science program…

Three experiments investigated effects of attentional factors on children's learning set performance. Younger children's learning was differentially affected by two or more irrelevant dimensions. Practice improved performance for all ages. Results confirmed that irrelevant dimensions and within-problems exposure interact with age and amount of…

The behaviorist believes he can teach by pasting things on the outside; the humanistic psychologist believes that he must look for what is already inside and help it emerge. This humanistic essay criticizes teaching too early those things a child will learn when ready. (Author/JB)

The aims of this symposium were "to consider problems relevant to education, to allow researchers already in this area to communicate directly about common problems and to suggest new ideas and directions for research in the field of psychology in education." The proceedings were published because, in addition to the fact that there is no text or…

This chapter examines the scope of the mathematical content educators expect students to understand after they have participated in mathematics courses. It is organized under four headings: (1) Traditional School Mathematics, to clarify what the shift is away from; (2) Mathematics as Human Activity, to portray the direction the shift is toward;…