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Effect of Translucency on Transparency and Symbol Learning for Children with and without Cerebral Palsy
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Huang, Chih-Hsiung; Chen, Ming-Chung – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Based on the concept of iconicity, the iconicity hypothesis was emphasized for decades. The aims of this study were to explore the effect of translucency on transparency and symbol learning for children with and without cerebral palsy. Twenty children with cerebral palsy and forty typical peers participated in the study. Ten symbols with high…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Children, Disabilities, Symbolic Learning
The Role of Representational Status and Item Complexity in Parent-Child Conversations about Pictures and Objects
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Gelman, Susan A.; Waxman, Sandra R.; Kleinberg, Felicia – Cognitive Development, 2008
Mother-child conversations about pictures systematically differ from mother-child conversations about objects: Pictures are more likely than objects to elicit talk about kinds, whereas objects are more likely than pictures to elicit talk about individuals. The purpose of the current study is to examine whether this difference between pictures and…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Mothers, Concept Formation, Child Development
Alternatives to the Computational View of Mind: The Baby or the Bathwater? A Commentary on Kolers and Smythe.
Allport, Alan – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1984
Examines Kolers and Smythe's 1984 paper on the computational approach to cognition. Considers: (1) five specific criticisms of the computational approach, (2) their analysis of the conceptual basis of symbolization, and (3) their proposed alternative approach. Summarizes their position and discusses its shortcomings. (SED)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Evaluation, Learning Theories
The Limits of Analytic Symbols: A Comment on Kolers and Smythe.
Brooks, Lee R. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1984
Discusses Kolers and Smythe's 1984 paper on the computational approach to cognition. Suggests some factors that support the continued emphasis on the analytic approach of the psychological representation of knowledge, but also acknowledges that they have provided a useful set of distinctions and at least one vocabulary for describing them. (SED)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Evaluation, Learning Theories
Learning Through Selected Symbols, ESEA Title III Evaluation. Final Report.
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1975
The purpose of this project was to relate mathematics studies to the students' natural enthusiasm for popular music and favorite performers. Learning modules rather than lesson plans were used as the teaching approach in the experimental music-mathematics classes. Stated objectives of the project were (1) to motivate students to learn to code and…
Descriptors: Achievement, Attitudes, Evaluation, Experimental Programs
Symbol Learning in Navy Technical Training: An Evaluation of Strategies and Mnemonics.
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Ainsworth, James S. – 1979
Navy and Coast Guard enlisted men were the subjects of a study to determine the effectiveness of various instructional materials and methods in symbol learning. A repeated measures design was used to determine the differential effects of aptitude, type of instructional material, and amount of study time on acquisition of the International Morse…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Research, Evaluation, Instructional Materials