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Yau, Hon Keung; Cheng, Alison Lai Fong – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
Some past studies find that older students have more confidence in using technology for learning than younger students but some other studies find the opposite result. However, it is found that there are a few researches studying on the age difference in the perception of using technology for learning in Hong Kong. Therefore, the aim of the study…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education
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Sherin, Bruce L.; Krakowski, Moshe; Lee, Victor R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
This article is concerned with "commonsense science knowledge", the informally gained knowledge of the natural world that students possess prior to formal instruction in a scientific discipline. Although commonsense science has been the focus of substantial study for more than two decades, there are still profound disagreements about its nature…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Misconceptions
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Mozzer, Nilmara Braga; Justi, Rosaria – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
Analogies are parts of human thought. From them, we can acquire new knowledge or change that which already exists in our cognitive structure. In this sense, understanding the analogical reasoning process becomes an essential condition to understand how we learn. Despite the importance of such an understanding, there is no general agreement in…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Creativity, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures
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Wu, Huey-Min; Kuo, Bor-Chen; Yang, Jinn-Min – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
In recent years, many computerized test systems have been developed for diagnosing students' learning profiles. Nevertheless, it remains a challenging issue to find an adaptive testing algorithm to both shorten testing time and precisely diagnose the knowledge status of students. In order to find a suitable algorithm, four adaptive testing…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Test Items, Computer Assisted Testing, Mathematics
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Fryling, Mitch J.; Hayes, Linda J. – Psychological Record, 2009
The distinction between constructs and events is often overlooked in the sciences, as evidenced by a number of long-standing confusions of the former with the latter. The authors propose that the distinction between constructs and events is particularly important in the science of psychology, as psychological events have a number of unique…
Descriptors: Psychology, Personality Theories, Sciences, Cognitive Structures
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Miller, Jeff; Ulrich, Rolf; Rolke, Bettina – Cognitive Psychology, 2009
Within the context of the psychological refractory period (PRP) paradigm, we developed a general theoretical framework for deciding when it is more efficient to process two tasks in serial and when it is more efficient to process them in parallel. This analysis suggests that a serial mode is more efficient than a parallel mode under a wide variety…
Descriptors: Models, Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Conceptual Tempo
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Declercq, Mieke; De Houwer, Jan – Learning and Motivation, 2009
In avoidance learning studies, a warning signal (Sd) is directly paired with an aversive unconditioned stimulus (US) unless a particular response is performed. Research by Augustson and Dougher (1997) demonstrated that not only warning signals but also stimuli that are indirectly paired with the aversive event are capable of affecting the…
Descriptors: Responses, Conditioning, Sensory Training, Cognitive Structures
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Smith, K. Christopher; Nakhleh, Mary B.; Bretz, Stacey Lowery – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2010
This paper describes an expanded framework to aid chemical educators in constructing exams for their courses. The framework has three primary levels: definition, algorithmic, and conceptual. These primary levels have often been used in chemical education research to analyze and describe exam questions, but in this study the definition,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Teachers, Test Construction, Educational Research
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Syed, Moin – American Psychologist, 2010
Comments on the original article, "Intersectionality and research in psychology," by E. R. Cole. Cole's article, says the current author, makes a welcome and valuable contribution to the field of psychology. Particularly useful are the three questions that she posed, highlighting how these questions are relevant and pressing for all researchers,…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Rimehaug, Tormod; Helmersberg, Ingunn – Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, 2010
Situational Consultation (SC) is presented as a framework for flexible integration of several models and methodologies in consultation practice by choosing an approach adapted to the specific situation. In SC, models and their characteristic role positions are considered interchangeable tools with qualitative differences in strengths and…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Context Effect, Adjustment (to Environment), Models
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Smith, Alastair D.; Hood, Bruce M.; Gilchrist, Iain D. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2010
Finding an object in our environment is an important human ability that also represents a critical component of human foraging behavior. One type of information that aids efficient large-scale search is the likelihood of the object being in one location over another. In this study we investigated the conditions under which individuals respond to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Probability, Search Strategies, Spatial Ability
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Gavin, Helen; Hockey, David – Qualitative Report, 2010
"Criminal careers" denotes ways in which offenders develop specialisms and versatility, but studies linking delinquency to social skills deficits have not attempted to explore cognitive, internalised processes by which such "careers" might be chosen. This study investigated criminal minds via script theory: "internal"…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Criminals, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
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Akaygun, Sevil; Jones, Loretta L. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2013
Helping learners to visualize the structures and dynamics of particles through the use of technology is challenging. Animations and simulations can be difficult for learners to interpret and can even lead to new misconceptions. A systematic approach to development based on the findings of cognitive science was used to design, develop, and evaluate…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Simulation, Science Instruction, Questionnaires
Ricketts, Glenn; Wood, Peter R.; Balch, Stephen H.; Thorne, Ashley – National Association of Scholars, 2011
"The Vanishing West" traces the decline and near extinction of the Western Civilization history survey course in America's top colleges and universities from 1964 to 2010. This course, covering classical antiquity to the present, was once part of the undergraduate curriculum's intellectual bedrock, not only because it was often a graduation…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Curriculum, Introductory Courses, Western Civilization
Ghajar, Sue-san Ghahremani; Kafshgarsouteh, Masoumeh – Online Submission, 2011
A fundamental goal of critical literacy approaches is to bring a change and empower students as critical agents and subjects of decision making. Students are expected to do more than simply accumulate information; they are encouraged to challenge their "taken for granted" belief structures and transform themselves as well as their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Reading, Critical Literacy, Concept Mapping
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