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Kester, Liesbeth; Kirschner, Paul A.; van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2006
Troubleshooting in a practice situation requires two types of information, namely for reasoning about the problem-cause and for finding an adequate solution ("declarative information") and for manipulating the environment ("procedural information"). It is hypothesized that presenting this information piece-by-piece during practice (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Troubleshooting, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills, Memory

Roberts, Kathleen T.; Ehri, Linnea C. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1983
Skilled and less skilled beginning readers (n=54) were taught to read and define 10 printed pseudowords. Post-tests revealed that experimentals retaining spellings in memory as orthographic images remembered spellings better than controls who received comparable training without the memory component. (PN)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Learning Processes, Letters (Alphabet), Memory

Lee, Seong-Soo – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1982
Tenth-grade students (n=144) received training on one of three processing methods: coding-mapping (simultaneous), coding only, or decision tree (sequential). The induced simultaneous processing strategy worked optimally under rule learning, while the sequential strategy was difficult to induce and/or not optimal for rule-learning operations.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Grade 10, High Schools, Induction

Duchastel, Philippe C. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1981
Taking a test on a passage one has just studied is known to enhance later retention. This effect was influenced by the type of initial test used. It was evident in the case of the initial short-answer test, but not in the case of multiple choice and free recall tests. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Cues, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Memory

Pressley, Michael; Mullally, Janet – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1984
Types of comparisons for evaluation of mnemonics were identified based on equating exposure to the to-be-learned associations or on total study time. Experiments on the cueword method illustrated how highly analytical experiments on mnemonics might be conducted and how choice of comparisons in research could affect mnemonic evaluation. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cues, Evaluation, Higher Education

Konold, Clifford E.; Bates, John A. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1982
Significant correlations between measures of cognitive structure and performance were found using a procedure distinguishing between episodic and semantic memory as an heuristic with achievement test items. The design increased the likelihood of indications of semantic memory. Higher-order and lower-order cognitive processes are discussed.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Evaluation Criteria

Rittschof, Kent A.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1994
One-hundred two undergraduates studied a thematic map and read related text, with the order of presentation varied and half receiving a verbal prime related to the theme. Map-first students recalled more and made more correct inferences. Verbal priming did not affect theme-related recall or inference. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attention, Encoding (Psychology), Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing

Lorsbach, Thomas C.; Gray, Jeffrey W. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1986
The current study attempted to further clarify the relationship between speed and span by directly examining whether slower identification of item information is the source of memory span difficulties in learning disabled children. Results indicated that span performance varied directly with naming speed. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Elementary Education, Encoding (Psychology), Grade 6

Andre, Thomas – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1981
College students read prose passages and answered either verbatim or paraphrased inserted questions while reading under review or no review conditions. On a posttest students who received paraphrased questions outperformed students who received verbatim questions. This result supported the contention that paraphrased adjunct questions could…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Memory

White, Richard T.; Gagne, Robert M. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1978
A correspondence exists between a simplified data collection method employing results from a post test for graphic skills in kinematics, and a rigourous validation method. Examination of test responses for discrepant instances yielded further information of value. Hierarchical patterns of learning and remembering are identical. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, High Schools

Hall, Donald M., Hughes, Jan N. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1984
A paired-associate memory task with pictures and words as items was used to categorize fourth graders into four learner types (high/low picture x high/low word performance). Poor paired-associate learners profited more than did good paired-associate learners from picture aids on the prose task. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Intermediate Grades, Learning Processes, Memory

Mahoney, Gerald J. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1979
Children's ability to produce and use natural language mediators on a paired-associate recall task requiring self-generated elaboration was analyzed. Elaborations were recorded and classified according to a semantic-syntactic scheme. Comparisons between grades were made to determine the effectiveness of elaboration categories in facilitating…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Learning Processes

Phye, Gary D.; Bender, Timothy – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1989
Feedback effectiveness and efficiency were studied using 120 college students practicing 40 difficult vocabulary items in 4 experiments. The significant impact of immediate feedback was seen in immediate and delayed posttests. Conditional probability of feedback as a corrective function is discussed via a limited model of general working memory.…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Feedback, Higher Education, Information Transfer

Lee, Seong-Soo – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1979
A set of immediate memory-span tests, concept- and rule-learning tasks, and an IQ test were administered to adolescents. A color-form memory factor and IQ substantially predicted rule-learning proficiency. Effects of memory aids appeared to induce conceptual rules and serve as a base for rehearsing information. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Correlation, Factor Structure