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Lee, Dong-Min; Ryu, Jaemyong – Journal of Geography, 2013
This article examines possibilities associated with the cultivation of balanced regional images via the use of simple methods. Two experiments based on the primacy effect and the painting picture rule, or visual depiction of regions, were conducted. The results show significant differences in the formation of regional images. More specifically,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Geography, Teaching Methods
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Nicolucci, Sandra – Music Educators Journal, 2010
This article focuses on the nature of the "transitional minutes" in "any" music class. When transitional minutes before, during, and after rehearsals and classes are unplanned and left to chance, much viable and valuable teaching time is lost. When transitional minutes are well structured, learning can proceed efficiently. One…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Serial Ordering, Short Term Memory
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Sikstrom, Sverker – Cognitive Science, 2006
An item that stands out (is isolated) from its context is better remembered than an item consistent with the context. This isolation effect cannot be accounted for by increased attention, because it occurs when the isolated item is presented as the first item, or by impoverished memory of nonisolated items, because the isolated item is better…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Primacy Effect, Short Term Memory, Depression (Psychology)
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Eva, Kevin W.; Cunnington, John P. W. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2006
Introduction: A recent review of the physician performance literature concluded that the risk of prematurely closing one's diagnostic search increases with years of experience. To minimize confounding variables and gain insight into cognitive issues relevant to continuing education, the current study was performed to test this conclusion. Methods:…
Descriptors: Probability, Physicians, Primacy Effect, Professional Continuing Education