Discusses a study of the neurophysiological effects of television viewing and their impact on learning. Study of brain waves while viewing indicates that the brain switches off from any analytical processing of the messages. (JMF)

Six tentative conclusions about the role of extrinsic feedback in interlanguage fossilization are presented and discussed in light of hypotheses made by Virgil and Oller regarding this phenomenon. Extrinsic factors are those characteristics of the learner which are oriented toward the environment and which act as the interface between the learner…

Tests the hypothesis that there is a relationship between children's comprehension of a syntactic form and the effectiveness of modeling in promoting imitation of that form. Subjects were 71 four- and five-year-old children. (Author/MP)

Briefly presents 20 premises about educators' function and roles in the teaching/learning process. (MLF)

Describes recent currents in psychological literature pertaining to the learning process, specifically the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Demonstrates how these psychological advances can help with economic analysis. (Author/KC)

Kindergarten children learn and remember nouns more easily than non-nouns. (JD)

Presents a study in which college students were asked to read or listen to material and to take or not to take notes. Reports that readers remembered more material than listeners and that note taking helped listeners but did not help readers. (TJ)

Examines contributions made by both Piaget and Kohlberg to understanding the process and pattern of moral development. Kohlberg's theory is based on Piaget's study of cognitive development that provided an understanding of the development process and the factors that cause the development of moral reasoning. Some implications for teachers are…

Discusses the individualization of instruction as it relates to learner characteristics, instructional environment, instructional treatment, and their interaction. Practical considerations for learners, instructional treatments, and learning outcomes emanating from the literature on aptitude-treatment interaction are suggested. (RAO)

A complex task designed to elicit a variety of memorization strategies was presented to 236 children aged 10 to 14. (MP)

Stimulus analyzer theory as proposed by Sutherland and Mackintosh (1971) makes the unique prediction that the first-experienced reinforcement schedule will influence resistance to extinction more than subsequent schedules. Results presently reported of runaway acquisition and extinction indicate the opposite: C-P consistently produce substantially…

Attempts to evaluate the effect of various combinations of traditional instructional methods (TM) and personalized instruction (PSI) on final exam scores. It is hypothesized that groups which received PSI combined with enrichment provided by TM will score significantly higher on their cumulative final exam than students who receive instruction by…

Sought to elucidate the nature of odor memory by applying paradigms from verbal learning and semantic memory and to investigate two processes affecting paired-associate performance. (Author/RK)

The intention of this paper is to introduce some of the basic ideas and techniques used in a series of recent investigations of learning involving realistically complex learning materials. (Author)

Outlines findings of contemporary neuro-scientists studying the biological basis of human learning and behavior. Areas of research discussed are: (1) the center of human emotion--the limbic system; (2) brain rhythms; and (3) the molecular basis of learning. (CS)