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Download full textSuydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1982
The document opens with an editorial comment discussing the role of mathematics in teaching and learning. Then, 13 reports related to mathematics education are abstracted and analyzed. Three of the reports deal with problem solving, and another three look at aspects of cognitive development. There are two each on mathematics instruction,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Rauscher, Frances H. – 2003
Several studies have examined the effects of music instruction on children's abilities in other disciplines. Other studies have explored the effects of listening to music on adults' spatial abilities. Noting that these two sets of findings have been confused, leading to claims that listening to music can improve children's academic abilities, this…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Listening
Rauscher, Frances H. – 2003
Several studies have examined the effects of music instruction on children's abilities in other disciplines. Other studies have explored the effects of listening to music on adults' spatial abilities. Noting that these two sets of findings have been confused, leading to claims that listening to music can improve children's academic abilities, this…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Listening
Foss, Jean M. – 2001
This digest provides an overview of nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD) along with principles for designing and implementing instructional interventions to address its effects. It begins by explaining characteristics of students with NLD, including their tendency to focus on details rather than on the larger picture, the difficulties they may…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities
Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1983
Abstracts of 11 mathematics education research studies are provided. Each abstract is accompanied by the abstractor's analysis of or comments about the study. Studies reported include: "The Importance of Spatial Visualization and Cognitive Development for Geometry Learning in Preservice Elementary Teachers"; "Classroom Ratio of High…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Calculators, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Brualdi, Amy C. – 1996
This digest discusses the origins of Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, his definition of intelligence, the incorporation of the theory into the classroom, and its role in alternative assessment practices. Gardner defines intelligence as the "capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Biology, Cognitive Style, Culture
Suydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1984
This issue of "Investigations in Mathematics Education" contains: (1) a review of E. Fischbein's book "The Intuitive Sources of Probabilistic Thinking in Children;" (2) nine abstracts of research studies in mathematics education; (3) a list (by EJ number) of mathematics education research studies reported in the January to…
Descriptors: Algebra, Book Reviews, Calculus, Cognitive Processes
De Lisi, Richard – 1979
A review of Piaget's theory and research on children's cognitive development is presented, including a discussion of the psychological structures of intelligence, developmental constructivism, and the evolution of knowledge as a subject-object relation. Piaget's assessment techniques are summarized, including moral development, number…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Annotated Bibliographies, Children, Cognitive Development
