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Carey, Robert F.; Smith, Sharon L. – 1978
Overviews of schema theory, which focuses on the cognitive operations engaged in by the reader, and discourse analysis, which focuses on structural characteristics of the text itself, are presented in this paper. The first section explains the notion of cognitive schemata (patterns of expectations that are applied to incoming information) and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Davis, Robert B.; McKnight, Curtis C. – 1979
This study, based on the analysis of extensive interview data using concepts and models drawn from cognitive studies of human behavior and from artificial intelligence studies of computer information processing, highlights several information-processing differences between strong and weak students. Data were collected from 300 students in grades 3…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Ability, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Overman, Bette C. – 1979
In designing the "Study of Schooling" research project, it was decided that seven regions in the United States would be studied, and for each region, "triples" would be the focus of the research. A "triple" consisted of a senior high school, a feeder junior high or middle school, and a feeder elementary school.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Environment, Educational Research
Humphreys, Edward H.; And Others – 1986
This report presents results of research conducted in 1982 on the management of student information in Ontario. Amendments in 1982 to the Education Act, referred to as "Bill 82," mandated maintenance of student information and documentation of certain decision-making processes. The study examines the bill's legal implications and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Confidential Records, Decision Making, Disclosure