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Optical Topography of Evoked Brain Activity during Mental Tasks Involving Whole Number Operations
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Ortiz, Enrique – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2014
Students start to memorize arithmetic facts from early elementary school mathematics activities. Their fluency or lack of fluency with these facts could affect their efforts as they carry out mental calculations as adults. This study investigated participants' levels of brain activation and possible reasons for these levels as they solved…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Arithmetic, Problem Solving, Measurement Equipment
A New Measure for Assessing the Contributions of Higher Level Processes to Language Comprehension Performance in Preschoolers
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Hannon, Brenda; Frias, Sarah – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
The present study reports the development of a theoretically motivated measure that provides estimates of a preschooler's ability to recall auditory text, to make text-based inferences, to access knowledge from long-term memory, and to integrate this accessed knowledge with new information from auditory text. This new preschooler component…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading)
Effects of Teacher Controlled Segmented-Animation Presentation in Facilitating Learning
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Mohamad Ali, Ahmad Zamzuri – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2010
The aim of this research was to study the effectiveness of teacher controlled segmented-animation presentation on learning achievement of students with lower level of prior knowledge. Segmented-animation and continuous-animation courseware showing cellular signal transmission process were developed for the research purpose. Pre-test and post-test…
Descriptors: Animation, Quasiexperimental Design, Prior Learning, Long Term Memory
Cognitive Load Theory and the Role of Learner Experience: An Abbreviated Review for Educational Practitioners
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Artino, Anthony R., Jr. – AACE Journal, 2008
The purpose of this review is to provide educational practitioners with a brief overview of cognitive load theory (CLT) and its major implications for learning. To achieve this objective, the article includes a short description of human cognitive architecture as conceived by cognitive load theorists. Following this overview, the article provides…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Architecture, Prior Learning, Instructional Materials
Translating Competency Statements into Desired Outcomes: A Representational Model for Conceptualising the Competency Acquisition Process.
Pillay, Hitendra – Australian Journal of Adult and Community Education, 1995
A model illustrates how humans interact with information and construct representations using short- and long-term memory. It shows that learners' prior knowledge and effective instructional materials have a significant effect on how competence is translated into good performance. (SK)
Descriptors: Competence, Job Performance, Knowledge Representation, Long Term Memory
Effect of Prior Knowledge on Good and Poor Readers' Memory of Text.
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Recht, Donna R.; Leslie, Lauren – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1988
How prior knowledge influences short-term non-verbal and verbal memory and long-term retention was studied in 32 seventh and 32 eighth graders of high and low reading ability. Greater knowledge of the text's subject resulted in improved recall and retention. No interactions were found between prior knowledge and reading ability. (SLD)
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Knowledge Level
Transitions between Short-Term and Long-Term Memory in Learning Meaningful Unrelated Paired Associates Using Computer Based Drills.
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Goldenberg, Tzvika Y.; Turnure, James E. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1989
Discussion of short-term and long-term memory in learning paired associates focuses on two microcomputer-based instructional design experiments with eleventh and twelfth graders that were modeled after traditional drill and practice routines. Research questions are presented, treatment conditions are explained, and additional research is…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice), Hypothesis Testing