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Schools Council, London (England). – 1976
This is one in a series of eight discussion pamphlets produced by the Writing Across the Curriculum Project dealing with some of the issues connected with writing in the schools and their relation to learning. The eight papers in the pamphlet were drawn from a seminar involving 11 geography, history, and English teachers and are concerned with…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, History Instruction
Download full textSCANDURA, JOSEPH M. – 1967
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO EXTEND, ELABORATE, AND IMPROVE THE SET-FUNCTION LANGUAGE (SFL). THE SFL IS A NEW SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE FOR FORMULATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON MEANINGFUL LEARNING, FRAMED IN TERMS OF THE MATHEMATICAL NOTIONS OF SETS AND FUNCTIONS. IN THE FIRST PAPER, THE SFL IS DESCRIBED. ITS RELATION TO THE STIMULUS RESPONSE…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Discovery Learning, Learning, Learning Processes
LUMSDAINE, A.A., ED.; GLASER, ROBERT, ED. – 1960
BROUGHT TOGETHER HERE IS THE WIDELY-SCATTERED LITERATURE ON SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND DEVICES BY LEADERS, PAST AND PRESENT, IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT. S.L. PRESSEY IN HIS ARTICLES DESCRIBES THE APPARATUS, METHODS, THEORY, AND RESULTS ATTENDANT UPON USE OF HIS TEST-SCORING DEVICES. B.F. SKINNER IN HIS ARTICLES DEVELOPS THEORY, DESCRIBES MACHINES,…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational Technology, Educational Testing, Language Programs
ROHWER, WILLIAM D., JR.; AND OTHERS
THIS STUDY WAS INITIATED TO DETERMINE WHY CHILDREN OF LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, WHO DO INFERIOR WORK ON SCHOOL-RELATED LEARNING TASKS WHEN COMPARED TO UPPER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS CHILDREN, LEARN AS EFFICIENTLY AS UPPER LEVEL CHILDREN ON PAIRED-ASSOCIATE TASKS. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 120 LOWER STATUS CHILDREN AND 120 UPPER STATUS CHILDREN,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comparative Testing, Grade 1, Grade 3
Clothier, Grant – 1966
Broad objectives for professional laboratory experiences in teacher education are necessary to avoid haphazard and unimaginative programs. Some objectives (the theoretical basis) should be drawn from the behavioral sciences and then tested practically and refined. The laboratory, through the teacher in charge, must provide numerous and varied…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Experiential Learning, Laboratory Training, Learning Theories
Allen, William H.; Daehling, William A. – 1968
Guilford's structure of intellect factors and his inherent form content of instructional materials were not confirmed as effective predictors of differences in learning from figural, symbolic, or semantic modes of visual presentation. The feasibility of using this model as an aid in design and production of instructional materials was investigated…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Cognitive Processes, Experimental Groups, Individual Characteristics
Fowler, William – 1966
Cognitive developmental learning is a concept expressing the hypothesis that learning has a continuing, cumulative, and transformational function in the development of intelligence. Two important questions are, "How much do we know about methods?" and "What classes of knowledge and abilities should we develop?" An analysis of past investigations,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Experience, Educational Experience
Lewis, Michael; Goldberg, Susan – 1968
Twenty infants, 12 weeks of age, were subjects in an experiment to test the effects of maternal behavior on their perceptual-cognitive development. Each mother and child were observed in a controlled naturalistic setting, every 10 seconds their various behaviors were recorded, and then the mother was interviewed. During an experimental session the…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Development, Infant Behavior
Woloshin, Phyllis Lerman – 1977
An experiment using game-theory to teach a unit on "fallacies" in logic was conducted at Oakton Community College. One experimental and two control group lecture-style classes were taught by three teachers using the same text and final test. The experimental class, after an introductory segment presented in lecture style, were involved in a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Educational Games, Experimental Teaching
Mandernach, Janice B. – 1977
To examine the characteristics of expertise, a study at the University of Minnesota cardiac clinic compared differences in diagnostic ability and strategies between novices (fourth year medical students) and experts (specialists in pediatric cardiology). The investigator presented a model for expertise based on knowledge of subject matter content…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making Skills
Paulston, Christina Bratt – 1974
This paper is a statement, from the viewpoint of a language teaching specialist, of the contributions language learning theory could make to language planning. It consists of three parts: (1) a conceptual framework of language planning used to identify ways in which a linguist might contribute; (2) a summary of basic concepts of language learning…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Background, English (Second Language)
Dansereau, Donald F.; And Others – 1975
A learning strategy inventory composed of 201 multiple-choice items was developed based upon similar work and suggestions stemming from a literature review. Correlational and factor analyses, based on data for approximately 200 students, were identified and incorporated into a learning strategy training program. (See SO 008 593 for a report on the…
Descriptors: Administration, Correlation, Development, Diagnostic Tests
Reda, Mario R. – 1976
In order to measure the effect of a human relations, sensitivity training, T-group course offering in the sociology curriculum at the College of DuPage, the Personal Orientation Inventory, an instrument designed to measure self-actualization, was administered to 13 students before and after their participation in a semi-intensive, nonresidential,…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Behavior Change, Learning Theories
Adaptive Computer-Assisted Tutorials: A Cybernetic Approach Optimization with Finite-State Machines.
Offir, Joseph – 1976
This paper presents the concepts of a computer-directed system to improve human performance in structured learning situations. Attention is focused on finite-state systems in order to provide a systematic method for constructing training systems and to assist in analysis of problem solving and curriculum planning. The finite-state approach allows…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Cybernetics
Bortner, Rayman W., Ed.; And Others – 1974
The proceedings consist of 11 papers grouped in two major categories: the context of adult learning (social significance and fact and fiction about adult learning) and the utilization of learning models for adult instruction. Contributors are Floyd B. Fischer, George L. Maddox, Rolf H. Monge, Eric F. Gardner, Arthur W. Combs, William J. Hoyer,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Processes
