Investigates the effects of high school chemistry experiences on the use of Piaget's operative structures. Reports that students who took chemistry scored higher than those who did not on a test of Piaget's operative comprehension. (GA)

After presenting the attributional model, this paper reviews research on individual differences in beliefs about causes of success and failure. Studies illustrating differential performance on achievement-related tasks by individuals who differ in their attributions are reviewed. Causal perceptions of success and failure should be considered, in…

Discusses an investigation of dimensions of development in speaking and writing between the ages of eight and twelve, focusing on both cognitive and affective processes. (AA)

Describes an attempt to integrate the cognitive and affective domains in a course on values for allied health students by using reflexiveness as the course's structural principle. This course's reflexive structure included opportunities for the students to reflect critically on value questions, an interconnected system of educational stages, and a…

In this communication we analyze a dichotomy that pervades research on attitude in mathematics education: the classification of attitude as positive/negative. After highlighting the ambiguity of the term "positive", and some problems related to it, we suggest that the positive/negative dichotomy is too simplistic to take into account the deep…

Although theories of learning which stress the role of reinforcement can help us understand altruistic behaviors, it seems clear that a more complete comprehension calls for an expansion of our notions of learning, such that they incorporate affect and cognition. (Author/JM)

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. Conclusive implications of brain research cannot yet be drawn for educational practices, but certain inferences can be made. (Author/JM)

Students participated in dyadic disclosure exercises over a five-week period. Results indicated members of high functional similarity dyads evidenced greater attraction to one another than did members of low functional similarity dyads. "Friendship" pairs of male undergraduates displayed greater functional similarity than did…

This article presents a description of a course on sex-roles given jointly by the Counseling Center and the Psychology Department at Southern Illinois University. The primary objective is to provide an atmosphere in which each student can examine his/her current conceptions of male and female. (Author)

An overarching learning theory is presented, based on assumptions that all learning includes (1) external learner-environment interaction and internal acquisition and elaboration and (2) cognitive, emotional, and social dimensions. The framework depicts four types of learning: cumulative, assimilative, accommodative, and transformative. (Contains…

Discusses the influence of feelings, motivations, and personal meanings on mathematical thinking and learning. Presents case studies of four adults who suffer from learning difficulties. (RJC)

This article reviews research on the influence of affect on thoughts, cognition, and behavior of students with learning disabilities and finds that induced positive affect leads to more accurate performance on math, greater learning of new vocabulary, and better performance on new learning tasks. (Author/DB)