During a series of electronics lectures, college students used three kinds of notes: (1) duplicates of lecturer's notes; (2) headings, key points, diagram outlines, tables and references with spaces for additional information; and (3) students' own notes taken during lectures. Student preferences for type of notes, and achievement using the three…

Tree searching was applied as a computer model of simple addition sentences. Results indicated that the number of problem reductions performed in tree searching accounted for most of the variance across problems in student error rate and solution time. The technique constitutes a computer test for the adequacy of a problem solving prescription.…

A factor analysis was used to study the relationships among response time and accuracy scores for a verbal analogies test, as well as a number of experimental variables designed to measure a series of information processing stages of the analogies task. (CTM)

Eventually, as the research on any one topic advances in technical sophistication, it may well become more and more trivial until finally it fades away, while researchers once again wait for the appearance of a nova. (Author)

This article reports three field experiments undertaken to test the mindlessness of ostensibly thoughtful action in the domains of spoken and written communication. In all the experiments the subjects were randomly chosen adults. (CM)

Ninety second and fourth graders participated in eight weeks of instruction in basic facts. Instruction for the experimental groups resequenced traditional instruction in order to emphasize thinking strategies for remembering the facts. Findings were generally consistent with other research that supports the use of thinking strategies to…

To determine whether different long-term memory representations are necessary for verbal and visual material, subjects studied faces composed of visual features or verbal facts composed of concepts. Findings showed interference between verbal and pictorial information, and supported the ACT theory that pictorial and verbal materials are stored…

Cognitive preference as used in this research refers to a conscious decision which the subjects were forced to make, thus suggesting a relative rather than an absolute preference as with cognitive style. It was predicted that the scores derived from the cognitive preference scale would serve as good indicators for the mode of instruction from…

Defines the term "higher cognitive questioning" and shows teachers how to use this technique to build students' critical reading skills. (RL)

The study examined the hemispheric laterality of 39 deaf children in the upper primary and intermediate grades. (Author)

It was hypothesized that if the episodic structure of a story determines subjects' organization of that story in memory, then variation in structure should affect the organization of information in recall. (Author/NCR)

A framework for organizing instruction on the basic facts is presented. Guidelines are given for blending work with concrete materials, thinking strategies, and drill into a meaningful program. (MN)

The author emphasizes the importance of concepts and mathematical form in a discussion of understanding mathematics. (MN)

The verbal analogy item as a measure of intelligence is investigated. Using latent partition analysis, this study attempts to identify a semantic structure of relationships that individuals use to comprehend completed analogies. The implications for test construction and test validity are discussed. (Author/JKS)

The intention in this research was to collect instances of study skill in different situations, and to relate study activity to levels of understanding and academic performance. Also reanalyzes data described by Marton and Saljo (1976a) which led to the concepts of deep-level processing and surface processing as explanations of qualitative…