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)

Excerpt of a PhD dissertation submitted to the New York University School of Education

Research supported by the Office of Naval Research, Group Psychology Branch.

Human knowledge consists of schemata based on the specialized procedures used to interpret events in the environment. New schemata are created by modifying models of existing schemata, i.e., learning by analogy. This means that a new situation will be interpreted in accordance with the schema most similar to it in the learner's repertoire. If the…

Elaboration theory is a prescriptive model of instruction which focuses on how to structure and organize subject matter while attempting to be consistent with cognitive theories of human learning. In this system, instruction in the subject matter should proceed sequentially, from the general to the specific, with each part explained and related to…

BECAUSE COURSES IN FRENCH CULTURE SEEM TO BE TOO NARROWLY ORGANIZED AND LIMITED, THEY LACK THE COMPLEX CONTEXT THAT IS PRESENT IN "REAL LIFE." A BETTER WAY TO GET YOUNG AMERICAN STUDENTS TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE FRENCH WAY OF LIFE OR VIEW OF THE WORLD IS THROUGH A STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY FICTION. SPECIFICALLY, THE FRENCH DETECTIVE STORY, WITH A…

An examination of task analysis from several perspectives in order to identify some of its purposes and advantages reveals that, as the interest in learning theory has shifted from a predominately behavioral perspective to a more cognitive orientation, the purpose of task analysis has also shifted. Formerly the purpose of task analysis was to aid…

Lacking a format appropriate for the medium and lacking a breakthrough in learning theory commensurate with its technological advances, educational television is failing to perform effectively in our society's educational system, according to the author. Comparisons to the methods and results of commercial television form the basis of his analysis…

There is a great variety of evidence about human learning which should be considered when forming a policy about any learning situation. The learner himself, the subject he studies, the institution, teaching methods, and studying techniques are all variables of learning; also, each variable can be viewed from several perspectives: behaviorist,…