To assess whether movement artifacts reported in visual inspection time (IT) tasks were under metacognitive control, 29 young adults in Edinburgh (Scotland) were tested on a dual-task paradigm in which IT was conducted along with a concurrent task. Reports of movement artifacts are not usually examples of metacognitive processing. (SLD)

The four-color theorem stating that any map in a plane can be colored using no more than four colors represents a problem suitable for the liberal arts student. Presented is an algorithm for coloring familiar maps through the temporary removal of states bordering three or fewer states. (MDH)

Three perspectives of instruction that reflect applications of cognitive theory are transportation of knowledge, application of algorithms, and transfer of responsibility. To determine what kind of instructional theory is appropriate for vocational education in a rapidly changing, technological, and increasingly complex society and what…

This document--intended for secondary school and college students--contains technology education instructional units on the history of energy, coal energy, oil and natural gas, wind and solar energy, nuclear energy, careers in energy, energy and the environment, the history of transportation, transportation control devices, the history of…