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Peer reviewedGilbert, John K. – European Journal of Science Education, 1980
Outlines the proceedings of the Cognitive-Development Research Seminar at the University of Leeds in September, 1979. Indicates that the area of greatest interest was the differences between student conceptions and scientific norms times alternative frameworks. Outlines other studies that were presented and offers opinions on the contributions of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Download full textNational Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1975
Chapter 1 of this report, "Introduction and General Recommendations for Eye-Movement Research and Instrumentation," discusses research priorities; encouraging and supporting theories, models, or simulations of information processing; and improved instrumentation in the field of visual information processing. Chapter 2, "Summary of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Eye Movements, Reading
Harford, Thomas C., Ed.; Gaines, Lawrence S., Ed. – 1981
This monograph presents the proceedings of a workshop on the contexts of social drinking, i.e., the situational factors associated with drinking which might increase or inhibit heavier consumption. A brief foreword, participant list, and editors' introduction are presented followed by the 13 workshop presentations: Public Drinking Contexts: Bars…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes
Smith, Marshall S., Ed. – 1975
The problem of the panel on semantics, concepts, and culture, sponsored by the National Institute of Education Conference on Studies in Reading, was to determine how lexical, semantic, conceptual, and cultural factors contribute to reading comprehension. The contents of the document include the following: "Word Recognition Skills," which…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conference Reports, Decoding (Reading)
Smith, Marshall S., Ed. – 1975
The aim of the panel on reading comprehension, sponsored by the National Institute of Education Conference on Studies in Reading, was to determine the influence of intellectual factors, general experiences with the world, knowledge specific to the particular reading task, and general decoding skills to successful reading performance. In addition,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Decoding (Reading), Functional Literacy
Southwell, Beth, Ed.; And Others – 1984
This document contains 53 plenary and contributed papers presented at the eighth Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) meeting. Two plenary addresses focused on mathematics research in Australia and Japan, and problem solving and symbolism. Contributed papers were classified under 13 headings including: teaching and learning theory; cognition;…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Computers, Concept Formation
Hershkowitz, Rina, Ed. – 1983
This document contains plenary and contributed papers presented at the seventh PME meeting, held near Jerusalem, Israel in July 1983. Three plenary papers focused on implicit models in solving problems, discussions with teachers and children, and heuristics. Contributed papers were classified under seven headings: learning theories…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Computers, Concept Formation
