The first of two articles, featuring innovations and research on programs for learning disabled students in middle and high schools, reports expected goals and actual outcomes on intervention programs, identifies seven components for inclusion in a comprehensive intervention model, and focuses on the motivation, acquisition (of information), and…

The broad goal of this report is to describe a form of knowing and a way of participating in mathematics learning that contribute to and further alternative views of transfer of learning. We selected an episode with an undergraduate student engaged in a number of different tasks involving a physical tool called "water wheel". The embodied…

The teaching and learning in algebra has been much debated. Traditionally early algebra has relied heavily on arithmetic. Recently our focus has changed to teaching algebraic thinking with arithmetic thinking. This paper explores the models that assist young students generalise the patterns of arithmetic compensation. A teaching experiment was…

Although mathematics deals with generalizations relating abstract ideas, very little attention has been given in the mathematics education literature to the role of abstraction and generalization in the development of mathematical knowledge. In this paper, the meanings of "abstraction" and "generalization" are first explored by…

Subjects interacted with a counselor using either a cognitively or an affectively oriented style. Analysis revealed significant generalization effects on self-attribute ratings resulting from counseling approach and a significant interaction of defensive style with counseling approach. No significant generalization effects were found on analysis…

Predictions for multidimensional generalization were derived from Hull-Spence learning theory, and an experiment is reported that was designed to test this aspect of the theory. Alternative to this analysis is presented in PS 502 062; authors respond in PS 502 063. (Authors/MB)

Attaining and generalizing a new concept were studied in Mexican- and Anglo-American fifth graders. Both modeling and repetition improved performance. (Authors/MB)

This study was conducted to determine if use of discovery methods (multiple-choice generalization or written generalization) would have differential effects on mathematics achievement and attitudes of college students in remedial mathematics. No significant difference between the two was found. (MNS)

The study evaluated the effectiveness of a role-playing teaching strategy designed to enhance generalization of social behavior with a 20-year-old female previously labeled as mentally ill and borderline retarded. Results demonstrated that the role-playing sessions teaching strategy effectively modified office entry behaviors in training, school,…

The learning of categories by six severely handicapped students (8 to 18 years old) was measured within the context of manual sign training. As expected, results supported the best example theory of categorization which suggests that some objects are more representative of their category than others. Implications for classroom material selection…

Four experiments were conducted to determine the source of difficulty of Wason's THOG problem. The THOG problem permits examination of the way people tackle a novel hypothetico-deductive problem. The results are interpreted as demonstrating the importance of problem presentation in problem solving. (Author/PN)

Subjects of the study were five elementary string class students (grades 4-6) who performed consistently with incorrect left-hand positions. Although students varied in response to different teaching styles, praise was always as effective as corrective feedback in changing the left-hand position and more durable in its effectiveness. (Author/SJL)