This paper presents an analysis of the different types of meanings that an individual may assign to a collection of algebraic symbols depending on the mathematical context in which the symbols are presented and the mathematical knowledge possessed by that individual. Four contexts for the Quadratic Theorem are used to illustrate the ways in which…

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Simplified interpretations of brain function portraying rationality solely in the left hemisphere and creativity solely in the right are incorrect, but the two sides of the brain do differ in important ways. Researchers have discovered that: In the vast majority of right handers, speech is almost…

Wilhelm Wundt provided a complete and concise description of his introspective method in a 1907 paper criticizing the thought experiments conducted by the Wurzburg psychologists. This major work is now being translated for the first time. For Wundt, the role of experimental method was to ensure the best conditions for observing and reporting…

Temperament characteristics of 63 4- and 5-year-olds were assessed for the purpose of investigating the relationship between classifications of conceptual tempo and underlying personality factors. Subjects were classified as impulsive, reflective, fast accurate, and slow accurate on the basis of performance on Form A of Wright's (1971) Kansas…

A three-faceted investigation was conducted to critically analyze Witkin's conceptualization of cognitive style gleaned from his field dependence/field independence continuum, to identify cognitive style components within the instructional development literature, and to construct a paradigm of the intersections and commonalities between the…

High school boys and girls were given Piagetian horizonatality tasks to determine whether the sex differences found earlier in college students would also be found in a heterogeneous group of adolescents. (SB)

An examination of a learning style topology through the comparison of information processing and instructional preference toponymies is discussed. It was hypothesized that learning style modes would be discernible within each of these toponymies and that the toponymies would demonstrate orthogonality. Data analyzed for 429 university students…

Examined whether cognitive rigidity is personality trait of suicide attempters or transient characteristic limited to crisis period. Tests for rigidity administered to suicide attempters after the crisis period found subjects less rigid than attempters from previous studies which administered tests during crisis situation. Findings suggest that…

The learning style of older executives differs from that of younger ones. If training is to be effective, the methodology must be different as well. Trainers must "look to the learner" if they are to meet the learning needs of senior executives as well as satisfy the demands of the marketplace. (JOW)

Discusses three approaches to allowing individual students to approach the writing process in their own way. Describes one conceptual system for identifying learning styles in the writing classroom, based on Jungian psychological types. (HTH)

Analayzed transcripts of Three Approaches to Psychotherapy (Shostrom, 1966) for counselor and client representational system predicate use. Although different patterns of predicate use emerged, only limited support for Neurolinguistic Programming theory was found. The findings of different patterns of predicate use were related to convergence and…

A learning styles inventory listing 27 different classroom tasks in nine categories (including projects, acting, drill, and peer teaching) was administered to primary and intermediate students. Ss designated by their teachers as gifted indicated definite preferences different from nongifted students. (CL)

To examine similarly complex spatial tasks, a battery of spatial and logical tests were administered daily for 12 weeks to the total population of a middle school for gifted children. Two cognitive styles were identified: rapid recognition and spatial reconstruction. (Author/CL)

Examined the relationship between loneliness and level of abstract thinking in 100 college students. Differential levels of abstraction in lonely versus nonlonely students were found. (Author)

The Renzulli/Smith Learning Style Inventory was administered to 30 gifted and 30 above average students (grades 6-8) in rural schools. Significant differences were found between the two groups on the dimensions of independent study, discussion, and programed instruction. Significant differences by gender were also found in independent study and…