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Peer reviewedZimmerman, Barry J.; Rosenthal, Ted L. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1972
To the authors' knowledge, this is the first demonstration that from observation alone, unaided by other means of conveying information, a concept can be retained and generalized to novel stimuli after a substantial elapse of time. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Grade 3, Observational Learning
Download full textZimmerman, Barry J.; Rosenthal, Ted L. – 1971
The effects of observing a model and of providing a response rule on the learning, transfer, and retention of a dial-reading, numerical concept were studied in 144 third-graders. Different experimenters conducted the immediate learning procedures versus the measurements of retention. No extrinsic reinforcers were promised or dispensed. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Elementary Education
