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Aski, Janice M. – Italica, 1996
Focuses on how the foreign language instructors' understanding of the historical development of forms and systematic language patterns enhances classroom presentations by transforming lists of irregularities and exceptions into coherent groups of related elements. Discusses examples of structures traditionally presented in lists or tables and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Diachronic Linguistics, French, Grammar
Wilks, Alex – Compare, 2002
Examines the World Bank Internet initiative, the Development Gateway. Describes the importance of the Bank as a knowledge bank and the threats posed by the Internet to its near monopoly of development thinking. Argues that the initiative reveals biases and misunderstandings in the World Bank's approach to knowledge for development. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cognitive Structures, Communications, Comparative Education
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Peterson, Raymond F.; Treagust, David F. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Describes a multiple choice, pencil and paper, diagnostic instrument used to measure student understanding of covalent bonding and structure concepts. Reports evidence of seven commonly held misconceptions. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemical Bonding, Chemical Nomenclature, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry
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Roth, Wolff-Michael – Science Teacher, 1990
The use of concept maps, Vee diagrams, flow charts, and productive questions to increase student understanding of laboratory exercises and to improve student attitudes toward lab classes is discussed. Examples of each are provided. Student responses to these teaching methods are described. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Concept Mapping, Diagrams
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Treagust, David F. – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Describes 10 steps for developing a diagnostic test of students' misconceptions and the use of two tests in chemistry (covalent bonding and structure) and in biology (photosynthesis and respiration in plants). Discusses the results and some implications for teaching science. (YP)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Biology, Botany, Chemistry
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Eckstein, Shulamith G.; Shemesh, Michal – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Two studies examined the construction of children's beliefs about projectile motion of a ball rolled off a table. Describes the concepts used by children, analyzes their use as a function of age, and gives a naturalistic description of their use. Results indicate that appropriate instruction can remediate misconceptions. (MDH)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
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Smetana, Judith G. – New Directions for Child Development, 1994
Introduces the articles in this journal issue, noting the burgeoning interest in the roots of parental beliefs, values, and goals. Highlights thematic continuities among the otherwise diverse research approaches presented, for example, synthesis of different theoretical perspectives of parent beliefs, or the context in which parental beliefs…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attribution Theory, Behavior Problems
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Stanowich, Keith E.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Examined the effects of print exposure on growth of declarative knowledge and vocabulary in 133 college students and 49 elderly adults. Compared groups on two general knowledge tasks, vocabulary, working memory, syllogistic reasoning, and print exposure. Found that exposure to print was a significant predictor of declarative and vocabulary…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
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Naigles, Letitia R.; Hoff-Ginsberg, Erika – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Examined the extent to which maternal linguistic input enabled children to use syntactic bootstrapping. Studied uses of 25 common verbs in speech of 57 mothers to their 1-year olds and 2-year olds. Found that verbs can be used to create informative syntactic frames, syntactic frames can cue appropriate verb class, and multiple syntactic framing…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
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Grob, Alexander; And Others – Journal of Adolescence, 1995
Examined two questions related to adolescents' perceived control, conceptualized as agentic representation persons construct for themselves: (1) To what extent is perceived control specific to particular domains? and (2) How many dimensions are involved in perceived control? Confirmatory factor analyses revealed a two-factor structure: an…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Theories, Beliefs, Cognitive Structures
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Mansfield, Helen M.; Happs, John C. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Reports misconceptions identified in students with respect to the topic of parallel lines and the teaching strategies found to be useful in challenging those misconceptions. (11 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
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Arcavi, Abraham; Schoenfeld, Alan H. – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1992
Discusses dilemmas teachers may face when shifting their concept of teaching or tutoring from explaining or telling to a constructivist perspective of facilitating the development of students' knowledge structures. Examines teachers' decisions during a 20-minute segment of dialogue between a student and teacher while studying linear functions. (14…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Constructivism (Learning)
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D'Ambrosio, Beatriz S.; Campos, Tania Maria Mendonca – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1992
Reports a study to investigate the extent to which research experience of designing and conducting their own study could enhance five preservice teachers' understanding of children's knowledge of the mathematical concept of fractions. Results indicated that research experience is fruitful in developing an inquisitive disposition in preservice…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
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Lane, Suzanne – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1991
Cognitive psychologists and measurement specialists have identified several methods for assessing students' knowledge structures. Applications of the Concept Structure Analysis Technique and MicroCAM (a computer-aided method) are described. Other research into schema knowledge is noted. These assessment procedures provide information about student…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
Silver, Edward A. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1992
This study examined the hypothesis that prior experience with augmented-quotient problems would positively influence performance on remainder-only problems and quotient-only problems. Analysis of sixth through eighth grade students' (n=545) responses to test forms that systematically varied the order of appearance of these three division problems,…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Computation
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