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Peer reviewedMayer, Richard E. – Instructional Science, 1977
The review demonstrates that studies of the role of instructional sequencing provide an important test of the assimilation-to-schema theory, and that many apparent inconsistencies in the literature may be better understood by an analysis of the internal assimilation process. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Literature Reviews, Sequential Approach
Download full textMayer, Richard E. – 1977
This document discusses how the organization of instruction influences the encoding and structuring of new material in the memory and the subsequent transfer of such information to novel situations. A theory of instruction for problem solving that considers relevant cognitive variables and that specifies the conditions for productive learning is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Instruction, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
