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Frederiksen, Carl H. – 1987
Noting that conceptions of the cognitive representations and processes involved in discourse comprehension and production recently have undergone an important shift in orientation, this paper points out the importance of the shift to the conception of the nature of texts, of text understanding, and of cognitive processes in knowledge creation and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Computer Oriented Programs, Discourse Analysis
Narode, Ronald B. – 1987
Beneath educational pedagogies lie philosophical assumptions about the nature of learning, knowledge, truth and morality. These different philosophies form the foundations of a variety of instructional programs in all academic disciplines. This paper addresses constructivism, a recent attempt to provide a philosophical pedagogy which affects…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Elementary School Mathematics
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Shaw, Edward L., Jr. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Reports a study of 12 preservice elementary and 12 preservice secondary science teachers to determine the effects of methods instruction on their beliefs about the teaching/learning process. Results indicate that secondary teachers may have more complex belief structures than elementary teachers and that slight structural changes occurred for both…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Cognitive Structures
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Gorrell, Jeffrey; Capron, Earl – Journal of Teacher Education, 1990
Examines how cognitive modeling and self-efficacy affected preservice teachers' learning of teaching strategies. Two groups of students viewed videotaped training sessions with direct instruction or cognitive modeling. They then viewed either self-efficacy or task-oriented commentaries. Results indicated significant effects favoring cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Roth, Wolff-Michael; Roychoudhury, Anita – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Discusses Vee mapping, a technique to assist students in categorizing the relationship between the conceptual and procedural aspects of science. Presents a study to investigate elementary education majors' (n=27) use of the Vee heuristic and concept mapping for the construction of knowledge; attitudes toward learning science in collaborative…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Constructivism (Learning)
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Dittmer, Allan; And Others – Equity and Excellence, 1993
Provides a framework for observing and supporting the development of students as constructivist teachers, especially during their field placements as student teachers. The instructional shift to a constructivist approach is described, and guiding principles and possible indicators of the constructivist model are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development
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Vasquez-Levy, Dorothy – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Reports on a study of two secondary teachers who used the practical reasoning or practical argument approach to classroom management. Finds that practical argument techniques can benefit teachers by providing opportunities to question and revise their theories of learning and teaching. Recommends that teacher education programs employ the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
McGinnis, J. Randy – 1992
This study qualitatively investigates the taboo and "noa" topics of Science-Technology-Society (STS) taught in two local cultures. Taboos are beliefs that constrain behavior by making those behaviors perceived as threatening by the members of the social group forbidden and improper for discussion. "Noa" is the Polynesian word…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Structures, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Context
Johnston, James D.; Whitenack, Joy W. – 1992
Recent research has focused on how prospective teachers formulate beliefs related to teaching and learning mathematics and science. This paper examines the use of videotaped mathematics and science lesson segments to aid in the description or identification of initial belief structures of prospective elementary school teachers. Using a…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cognitive Structures, College Students, Constructivism (Learning)
Garduno-Estrada, Leon R. – 1992
This study sought to determine student perceptions of the relative importance of three approaches toward teaching in the classroom: behaviorist, cognitive, and humanist. A survey of 320 students studying in 4 different schools (social sciences, humanities, engineering, and administration/business management) of a university found some similarities…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Business Administration Education, Cognitive Structures, College Students
Birenbaum, Menucha; And Others – 1992
Diagnoses of students' performance on procedural mathematical tasks need to display a certain level of stability and robustness if they are to be used as the basis for remediation, particularly with computer-delivered instruction. The purpose of this study was to compare two diagnostic approaches for describing students' (n=231) errors in algebra…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Diagnosis
Henderson, Lyn; Tallman, Julie – 1998
This study examined the cause-effect interconnectivity of various mental models utilized by 10 American and Australian teachers and media specialists when involved in one-on-one teaching-learning episodes using electronic resources in the context of researching information for authentic school assignments. The researchers investigated runability…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Educational Technology
Keister, Jonathan N. – 1990
The purpose of this study was to document and analyze teachers' and students' activities during physics practicals in order to gain critical insights into why students did not acquire the expected practical skills and how theory and practice interacted in the context of teaching for the practical examination in physics. The study involves three…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
Mandinach, E.; And Others – 1983
This review of the research on the cognitive effects of computer-assisted instruction begins with an overview of the ACCCEL (Assessing Cognitive Consequences of Computer Environments for Learning) research program at the University of California at Berkeley, which consists of several interrelated studies examining the acquisition of such higher…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
Johnston, Christine – 1987
This study replicates an experimental design testing whether effects of supervisory training in transactional analysis (TA) language cues can be carried outside the laboratory setting of simulated testing into the field testing of professional work settings involving dialogues with supervisees. Transactional analysis theory presumes the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Educational Theories
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