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Download full textDixon, Raymond A.; Lammi, Matthew – Journal of Technology Education, 2014
The primary goal of this paper is to present the theoretical basis and application of two types of cognitive maps, concept map and mind map, and explain how they can be used by educational researchers in engineering design research. Cognitive mapping techniques can be useful to researchers as they study students' problem solving strategies…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Concept Mapping, Engineering Education, Technology Education
Direct linkPeters, Erin E.; Kitsantas, Anastasia – Educational Psychology, 2010
The purpose of the present study is to examine the effectiveness of a metacognitive prompts intervention-science (MPI-S), which is based on the nature of science with 162 eighth-grade science students. It was hypothesised that students exposed to the intervention will show higher levels of content knowledge and knowledge about the nature of…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Intervention, Scientific Principles, Metacognition
Mohler, James L. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2007
This contribution presents two major findings from a qualitative investigation into spatial ability. The elicited data suggested that one of the significant differences between individuals identified as high and low in spatial ability was their decomposition skill relative to spatial problems. Also revealing was the impact of frustration and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Drafting, Spatial Ability, Visualization
Suto, W. M. Irenka; Greatorex, Jackie – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2008
Diverse strategies for marking GCSE examinations have been identified, ranging from simple automatic judgements to complex cognitive operations requiring considerable expertise. However, little is known about patterns of strategy usage or how such information could be utilised by examiners. We conducted a quantitative analysis of previous verbal…
Descriptors: Examiners, Statistical Analysis, Mathematics Teachers, Business Education Teachers
Johnstone, Christopher; Thurlow, Martha; Moore, Michael; Altman, Jason – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and other recent changes in federal legislation have placed greater emphasis on accountability in large-scale testing. Included in this emphasis are regulations that require assessments to be accessible. States are accountable for the success of all students, and tests should be designed in a way that…
Descriptors: Measurement, Outcomes of Education, Inferences, Federal Legislation
Staarman, Judith Kleine; Krol, Karen; Meijden, Henny van der – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2005
The aim of the study was to gain insight into the occurrence of different types of peer interaction and particularly the types of interaction beneficial for learning in different collaborative learning environments. Based on theoretical notions related to collaborative learning and peer interaction, a coding scheme was developed to analyze the…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Educational Environment, Cooperative Learning, Computer Mediated Communication
