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Hartman, Thomas G.; Nowak, Norman – 1982
This paper outlines several "tricks" that aid students in improving their memories. The distinctions between operational and figural thought processes are noted. Operational memory is described as something that allows adults to make generalizations about numbers and the rules by which they may be combined, thus leading to easier memorization.…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Bereiter, Carl; Engelmann, Siegfried – 1966
This experiment was based on the assumption that the academic failure of the disadvantaged or middle class child is due to a failure of instruction and that if above-normal learning schedules were maintained, the second year of an enrichment program would not show the customary drop in gains from the first year. The subjects of this study were 43…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged