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Abdelahmeed, Hala – International Journal of Special Education, 2007
A systematic review of literature in the area of counting in Down syndrome was conducted to identify and analyze ability to count of children with Down syndrome. We firstly reviewed the most famous theories which have explained how typically developing children acquire counting, and then we discussed how children with Down syndrome acquire…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Down Syndrome, Computation, Mathematics Skills
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Nolan, John D. – Teachers College Record, 1973
Psychological research indicates that rote learning involves a good deal of what is commonly called conceptualizing, and conceptual learning demands a large amount of what is often considered rote repetition. (HMD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
BERLINER, DAVID C.; AND OTHERS – 1963
THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE WHETHER SERIAL LEARNING EFFICIENCY DEPENDS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PART SIZE AND THE EMPIRICALLY DETERMINED MEMORY SPAN OF THE LEARNERS. ISSUES EXPLORED WERE THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN REHEARSABILITY AND EFFORT IN OPTIMIZING THIS RELATIONSHIP, AND FEASIBILITY OF A FLEXIBLE PART SIZE. A MEASURE OF MEMORY SPAN WAS…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Independent Study, Learning Processes, Retention (Psychology)
Humphreys, Lloyd G.; Dachler, Hans Peter – J Educ Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Grade 9, Intelligence, Males, Rote Learning
Frieman, Barry B. – Research Journal (University of Maryland), 1970
Study found that students who practiced writing spelling words to the point of fatigue performed significantly more poorly on a post-test than students who had not practiced at all. (RT)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Fatigue (Biology), Retention (Psychology), Rote Learning
Gill, Richard – Use of English, 1983
Commends the practice of learning poetry by heart. (HOD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Memorization, Poetry, Rote Learning
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Monroe, Eula Ewing; Clark, H. Clifford – Mathematics in School, 1998
Presents an experiment for teachers to determine whether rote or reason has greater influence upon the way students think about computation. Provides some observations and concerns, and discusses needed changes in thinking and practice for teaching mathematics. (ASK)
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Rote Learning
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Mori, Yoshiko; Shimizu, Hideko – Foreign Language Annals, 2007
This study aims at identifying interpretable factors underlying Japanese language learners' attitudes toward "kanji" and their self-reported "kanji" learning strategies. It also examines the relationship between the two sets of belief factors. A questionnaire survey was conducted among Japanese language students at nine universities in the United…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Universities, Learning Strategies, Metacognition
McGuire, John Michael – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2007
This article provides an explanation for why the Critical Thinking (CT) movement has failed to make significant inroads into the Korean education system, notwithstanding the fact that it addresses and seeks to rectify a widely acknowledged weakness of that system, namely, its over-reliance on teacher-centered instructional methodologies involving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Values, Korean Culture
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Watters, Dianne J.; Watters, James J. – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
This study is an investigation of the epistemological beliefs and study habits of students undertaking first-year courses in Biological Chemistry and Biochemistry. In particular, we were interested in the relationship between students' epistemological beliefs about learning and knowledge, approaches to learning, and achievement. The study adopted…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Sciences, Biochemistry, Study Habits
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White-Clark, Renee; DiCarlo, Maria; Gilchriest, Nancy, Sister – High School Journal, 2008
The ultimate goal of high school mathematics teachers is to create a meaningful learning environment that is conducive to teaching students the necessary concepts for academic achievement. Unfortunately, evidence suggests that many secondary educators still teach in a rote lecture style that focuses on the teacher providing information to passive,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Teachers, Teaching Methods
Lopez, Doreen M.; Schroeder, Linda – Online Submission, 2008
This action research project was designed to maximize learning for all students by addressing different learning styles and implementing various strategies. The students in the targeted school exhibited difficulty in experiencing academic success while exposed to conventional teaching strategies. The two target schools consisted of an intermediate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Action Research, Student Surveys, Classroom Environment
Clark, Charles H.; Farley, Frank H. – 1973
This experiment investigated the assumption that children's learning and retention of prose material can be differentially affected by varying discrepancy from expectation (as established by an advance organizer). It was hypothesized that a passage which differed significantly from expectation would produce heightened arousal, which should in turn…
Descriptors: Children, Memory, Prose, Reading Comprehension
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Wagner, Daniel A.; Spratt, Jennifer E. – Child Development, 1987
Results indicate specific and positive effects of Quranic schooling on serial memory but not on other memory or cognitive tasks. These findings replicate earlier reports that Quranic schooling affects specific (and not general) memory skills. (PCB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Memory
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Pinsker, Melvin – Education, 1971
A summary of Soviet research in sleep-teaching and implications for the future. (RY)
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Learning, Learning Theories, Memorization
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