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Kelso, Robert P., Sr. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2008
The paper presents a unique approach in associating perspective projection with the image beheld by the eye and demonstrates that all graphical and photographic perspective projections must contain distortion when compared to the image beheld by the eye. (Contains 8 figures.)
Descriptors: Human Body, Vision, Visual Perception, Visual Discrimination
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Cantlon, Jessica F.; Brannon, Elizabeth M. – Infancy, 2006
We investigated how within-stimulus heterogeneity affects the ability of rhesus monkeys to order pairs of the numerosities 1 through 9. Two rhesus monkeys were tested in a touch screen task where the variability of elements within each visual array was systematically varied by allowing elements to vary in color, size, shape, or any combination of…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Visual Discrimination, Statistical Analysis, Experiments
HUFF, WILLIAM S. – 1967
A THEORY OF STRUCTURE IS ESSENTIAL TO AN OBJECTIVE ORGANIZATION OF BASIC PEDAGOGIES IN DESIGN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO ASSESS THE STRUCTURAL THEORY OF MATHEMATICIAN K.L. WOLF AND TO TRANSLATE THIS THEORY INTO A VISUAL PRODUCT THAT COULD BE USED BY BEGINNING DESIGN STUDENTS. WOLF DESCRIBES 6 ISOMORPHIC COVERAGE OPERATIONS AND 7…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Design, Illustrations, Mathematical Concepts
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Wellhousen, Karyn; Giles, Rebecca M. – Childhood Education, 2005
Learning centers are a highly regarded and widely accepted practice in early childhood classrooms. Centers offer a variety of experiences during a single time segment that encourage children to explore materials, interact with peers, and accomplish new tasks. In this article, the author presents the block center, a popular mainstay among learning…
Descriptors: Visual Discrimination, Oral Language, Emergent Literacy, Play
SMUCKLER, NANCY SIDON – 1967
TO STUDY WHICH OF SEVERAL CONDITIONS PROMOTES EFFICIENT CONCEPT LEARNING, AN EXPERIMENT INVOLVING 2 CONDITIONS, METHOD OF PRESENTATION OF STIMULI AND RATIO OF POSITIVE TO NEGATIVE STIMULI, WAS ADMINISTERED TO 80 SECOND-GRADE CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN WERE DIVIDED INTO 8 TREATMENT GROUPS. THESE 8 GROUPS WERE FORMED BY VARYING THE 2 METHODS OF…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Discrimination Learning
Yakimanskaya, I. S. – 1991
This is volume 3 of the series of translations of books from the Soviet literature on research in the psychology of mathematics instruction and on teaching methods influenced by the research. This volume presents a detailed and careful technical analysis of the constituent aspects underlying spatial thinking as well as interesting reports of…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Psychology, Educational Strategies
Fleer, Marilyn – 1989
This booklet examines the educational value of jigsaw puzzles and gives practical suggestions on how to select and make them for use by children ages 1 through 8. It asserts that jigsaw puzzles provide children with the opportunity to develop problem-solving strategies, and discusses a theory of adult-child interaction that encourages the…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Early Childhood Education, Educational Games, Eye Hand Coordination
McGarvey, Linda J.; And Others – 1989
The construct underlying simple paper-and-pencil logical operations tasks administered to young children in group settings was examined. The logical operations, number concepts, and visual discrimination subtests of the Early School Assessment (ESA) were administered as part of the Fall 1987 national tryout of the ESA. The mathematics concepts and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Construct Validity, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students