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Vigil, P. J. – 1988
Online searching is a complex problem solving task requiring the searcher to combine multiple sets into Boolean expressions. Since spatial ability has been correlated with problem solving tasks which involve abstract conceptual associations, this report argues that it is a significant factor in the information user's ability to both comprehend and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Mapping, Computer Software Development, Expert Systems

Sheridan, Susan Rich – Online Submission, 1990
The research and the study focus on the problem of dissociated learning. Why do students fail to connect with knowledge? The purposes of the study are: to summarize research pertaining to brain growth; to describe educational approaches and tactics consistent with this research; to test a brain research-based program designed to connect children…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Neurological Organization, Brain, Learning Theories