In order of importance, curriculum, motivation, academic ability, and teaching methods are described in this paper as principles affecting classroom learning that can lead to more effective instruction. Curriculum simply exposes students to appropriate content and subject matter. Educational research should concentrate on the evaluation of…

The focus of this report was the degree of independence of memory attributes in determining performance. A demonstration experiment indicated that memory can carry an associative attribute and a frequency attribute simultaneously with little interaction between the two, that is, they were independent in their influence on performance. The…

An attempt to build a mathematical model of a device that could learn geometry is discussed. The report discusses the background and motivation of the study, the coding problem, the derivation of Suppes "Stimulus-Response Theory of Finite Automata" used in the work in learning theory, and a summary of the technical work. (DB)

This paper attempts to synthesize a variety of instructional models in a way which builds upon the contributions of existing theory, while establishing a focus on the purposes, needs, motives and interests of the learner. A table of seven contemporary models provides brief descriptions and illustrative references. These models are discovery,…

This collection of research reports was first introduced at the 1969 Western Washington State College Symposium on Learning. The main theme of the symposium was the application of learning principles to the classroom. Among the topics included are contingency management, educational technology, the contribution of psychology to education,…

This paper is a refinement of a model of conceptual learning and development presented initially as the Presidential Address to Division 15, Educational Psychology, of the American Psychological Association in September 1971 at Washington, D.C. Thus it supersedes the initial formulation in explicitness and detail. This paper explains the nature of…

Alabama State University conducted an experiment in teaching the disadvantaged. The major purpose of the project was to indicate that deprived youth can learn the same as more privileged youth, if their difficulties are diagnosed, if they are taught and exposed to quality instruction, and if they are provided with whatever empirical evidence…

A selective review of the literature on self-instructional devices is presented, with emphasis on those studies which provide for a functional analysis of such devices. Three major classes of variables which influence the effectiveness of learning by means of self-instructional devices are discussed: the characteristics of the device, the…

A book titled "The Processes of Thinking" by Marc Belth is reviewed. (JD)

The author examines the structure of judgmental tasks, the extent to which people can observe the outcomes of judgments, and how outcomes are coded and interpreted. (Author/RK)

Theoretical and empirical perspectives are introduced in this article to support applications of Piaget's theory to reading acquisition. Research literature linking initial reading acquisition and Piaget's formulation are reviewed with regard to operational thought and process analysis of reading achievement, perception, and comprehension.…

Presents arguments refuting the Chomskian case for nativism, and shows that a theory of language universals may be used in support of the empiricist view. (AM)

Recent revisions of cognitive dissonance theory no longer encompass some of the important examples, data, and hypotheses that were part of Festinger's (1957) original statement. These changes are so substantial as to prompt the observation that the evolved theory might be identified as a different theory. (Editor/RK)

The categories of models associated with the seven perspectives are designated as combinatorial models, sampling models, cybernetic models, game models, critical thinking models, ordinary language analysis models, and dynamic structural models. (DAG)

The author claims that there are two clearly defined stages regarding images and the way they are used: an "enactive" stage where a degree of identification with the image can be discerned and an "action free" stage. He warns against making assumptions about another person's imagery hence suppressing "equivalent mental…