Minimal cerebral dysfunctions are noted as primary cause for learning disability in children. Although children have normal capacities for learning, it is stated that their cognitive processes have been altered and special instructional techniques and procedures are needed. The various types of learning disabilities are discussed. (EB)

Cites evidence from an Israeli study which indicates that media effects on cognition interact with a child's initial level of skill mastery. (MH)

In response to J. Lerner's paper (EC 081 334) on differences between the fields of reading and learning disabilities, the author stresses the importance of a developmental view of reading based on the theories and findings of J. Piaget. (DB)

Shows how a contract approach to grading can also enrich and internalize some of the basic principles of an introductory college-level psychology course. Through class activities, students are provided with an arena for embellishing some of the theory and principles learned in class. (Author/JR)

Piaget's and Inhelder's Three Mountain Task and Witkin's Children's Embedded Figures Test were given to a group of 80 Nigerian boys aged 7 through 10 years. (GO)

Discusses the way Piaget's theories operate in the classroom. (ED)

Suggests that although Piaget's psychological theory is developmental and dialectical in a general way, the lack of a developed philosophical basis leads to the subordination of a dialectical approach to static, anti-dialectical concepts. Hegel's theory of interaction and contradiction is examined to show that dialectical theory has a precise…

A series of 27 individual three-dimensional, visual-motor tutoring sessions were given to 8 trainable mentally retarded public school children. (BRT)

Describes a research project relating physical environment parameters to infants' cognitive-intellectual development in the second year of life. Subjects were 39 infants (25 males, 14 females) who were 11 months of age upon their entrance into the study. (MP)

Discussed are difficulties which occur while the student is using mathematical induction as a tool to prove theorems. An appropriate approach is suggested. (MP)

Investigates the possible relationships between the ability of introductory college genetics students to perform Piagetian formal operational tasks and their ability to solve problems requiring genetic analysis. (Author/GA)

As age and grade increased, recall on all tasks increased; subjects in grades three to six were also seen to have a fully developed Iconic Memory, while only sixth graders had a functionally developed Immediate Memory. (KR)

Hypothesized that instructional methods employing concrete models and exemplars of a concept will lead to better student understanding at both the concrete and formal operational levels of cognitive development. However, concrete operational students did not profit from the instructional methods and results were not clear for early formal…

This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of one semester's instruction in science and mathematics, using an inquiry-based methodology, in facilitating cognitive growth in first year college students. Results indicated the inquiry approach did not promote cognitive growth in comparison with a more didactic or expository teaching…

Nine children were tested to determine the appropriateness of Piaget's part-whole fraction concept interpretation for both the discrete case and the continuous cases of length and area. (MP)