This paper addresses the question of whether instruction is a product or a practice and the relationship of these two concepts to instructional design. The points of view presented are based on the framework articulated by Habermas for dealing with different types of relationships between theory and practice and Grundy's application of these ideas…

Jean Piaget is credited with such topics as the synthesis of philosophy and the life sciences through a description of progressive stage by stage development, and a genetic epistemology founded on the principle of knowledge through processes of cognitive assimilation and accommodation. In actuality, these themes were originally postulated by James…

A description of the aptitude-treatment interaction concept is followed by some examples of ATI studies. (Author/HB)

Meaningful training for librarians should be based on the inherent dynamics of knowledge, and it should promote the integrity of human knowledge. (Author/LS)

Surveys the literature of the 60's and 70's written by the social critics of American Schools. (PF)

This paper evaluates associative theories of sentence memory, based on the model of J.R. Anderson and G.H. Bower. A model of Human Associative Memory (HAM) is generalized and defined, and alternative models incorporating configural information are presented. (CK)

Diagrams showing the components of structural knowledge and the theoretical basis for structural knowledge introduce four tables presenting information on: (1) implicit strategies for conveying cognitive structure, including content/structures signalling (Meyer), frames/slots (Armbruster and Anderson), and Elaboration Theory (Reigeluth and…

This paper identifies the most influential paradigmatic individuals in human history, Socrates, Confucius, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, and Baha'u'llah, and presents their individual conceptions of the highest state of being and knowing, comparing the commonalities of those conceptualizations. Each proposes a state that might be described as…

Jean Piaget's theories about the development of intelligence and their implications for educational practice are explored. Before Piaget began studying the intellectual processes of children, researchers regarded them as "little adults." He derived his early fame from his theory of the "cognitive stages" of childhood. He…

The purpose of this study is to test the applicability of a cognitive concept elaboration procedure in clarifying value concepts as a means of evaluating a practical method and also of providing some empirical support for the theoretical construct. (Author)

The consequences that follow behavioral performance play an important part in operant learning theory. This article asks if special educational practice take into consideration the possibility that the performance of deficient behavior may, in fact, have reinforcing consequences for some handicapped individuals. (Author)

Examines Ausubel's theory of learning as a model of the role concerning the influence of prior knowledge on how learning occurs. Research evidence for Ausubel's theory is presented and discussed. Implications of Ausubel's theory for teaching are summarized. (PEB)

This paper presents the results of three experiments conducted in connection with development of a node-link based teaching/learning strategy. In experiment 1, subjects were instructed to either define concepts selected from a unit of introductory psychology or to describe the relationships existing between pairs of concepts. The cognitive…

Discusses how library instruction can promote the basic purpose of university education--to guide the student towards becoming a self-directing individual. (Author/PF)

By defining religious values and demonstrating their general application to moral development, a beginning attempt was made to redefine moral education in a way meaningful to modern society. (Author/RK)