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Direct linkVancil, Kelly – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examined (a) the effects of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) on student use of critical thinking skills (CTS) in written responses to district reading assessments, (b) if practiced oral responses affected the ability to respond critically using written language, (c) whether there was a relationship between the development of the CTS of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Written Language, Art Education, Tests
Jeffrey Dale Mather – ProQuest LLC, 2003
This dissertation presents information gathered and analyzed through an electronic internet-based Delphi Survey process. The purpose of this study is to identify a consensus of factors that might forecast the future effects of Rapid Prototyping (RP) technology on engineering design education when used for the purpose of overcoming the limitations…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Simulation, Visualization
Zelvis, Rima R. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
This study examined the effects of the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) curriculum on reading achievement of students with various motivational levels. A 2X2 factorial design was used. The sample population consisted of 104 fourth grade students from an upper middle class school system in Connecticut. All students were administered a…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Motivation, Visualization, Reading Strategies
Swarlis, Linda L. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The test scores of spatial ability for women lag behind those of men in many spatial tests. On the Mental Rotations Test (MRT), a significant gender gap has existed for over 20 years and continues to exist. High spatial ability has been linked to efficiencies in typical computing tasks including Web and database searching, text editing, and…
Descriptors: Females, Visualization, Genetics, Information Seeking
Deborah Elizabeth Fox – ProQuest LLC, 2007
The purpose of this study was the development and testing of a novel method for assessment of white blood cell (WBC) identification skills used in the field of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS). A dual format exam was administered to both novices (students) and experts (laboratory professionals). Format 1 was similar to current assessment…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Health Sciences, Metabolism
Lee, Hyeon Woo – ProQuest LLC, 2008
Instructional designers need to understand the internal processes of learning, identify learners' cognitive difficulties with those processes, and create strategies to help learners overcome those difficulties. Generative learning theory, one conception of human learning about cognitive functioning and process, emphasizes that meaningful learning…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Feedback (Response), Learning Theories, Control Groups
