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Peer reviewedKernohan, James C. – Physics Teacher, 1991
The effect of background color on the perception of color by students is discussed. Explanations on why students only see certain colors when viewing colored marks on a blackboard through different color filters are provided. (KR)
Descriptors: Color, Light, Physics, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedRussell, Crawford L. – Art Education, 1985
Techniques that teachers can use to help art students to make an educated guess or to estimate an approximate solution while solving a visual problem that has no single correct answer are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Products, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedBell, Thomas L. – Journal of Geography, 1991
Recommends the use of concealed images as tools for teaching geography. Suggests that images be used as examples of geographers' search for spatial regularities, metaphors for the quasi-religious quest for scientific truth, and fallibility of scientific citation. Argues that the purpose of geography becomes palpable to students when the concealed…
Descriptors: Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Holistic Approach
Peer reviewedVogel, Susan A.; Walsh, Patricia C. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1987
Gender differences in level and pattern of cognitive abilities were examined in 49 learning-disabled college students. Females were stronger in visual-motor abilities and verbal conceptualization, whereas the males' highest abilities were nonverbal visual-spatial. Both groups showed weaknesses in memory for digits and factual knowledge and in…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests
