Examines intrinsic individual differences in conceptual behavior with a multivariate model, three mode factor analysis. The analyses yielded five individual difference performance factors, three stage factors, and four response components indicating the importance of a multivariate representation of complex behavior. (Author/DEP)

In positively assessing Johnson (1978) (AA 529 124), this research proposes that the basic purpose of normative models of selection strategies is the development of continuous quantitative measures of problem-solving efficiency, while descriptive models determine degree of correspondence between formal normative models and actual behavior.…

Teaching and learning can take place only when teacher and pupil understand and share beliefs in the basic concepts of what is being communicated. (JD)

Examines strategies used by first grade children in performing a seriation task, using materials varying in length or weight. Most first-grade children employed a concept-task-strategy in serially ordering objects by length and weight. In addition Piaget's observation that length can be serially ordered before weight was upheld. (CP)

Because knowledge is constantly in flux, it is important for individuals to accurately incorporate new information into previously developed knowledge structures. Some of the issues surrounding this development of thought are explored in this paper. Although the phenomenon of knowledge integration is relatively common, very little empirical…

This paper concerns a study of the performance of students in a linear algebra examination. Differences in performance of tasks requiring understanding of concepts with those that required only the use of routine procedures and factual recall were investigated. Central to the study was the use of a taxonomy based on Bloom's Taxonomy for…

Considers the philosophy underlying learning and needs in adult education. (RK)

Research supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Educational Testing Service; examines the psychological validity of Fillmore's theory of case grammar. (DD)

Using the Topic of electromagnets as an example, describes how science teachers can benefit from the work of Hilda Taba and her co-workers in the area of instructional design and in classroom techniques for developing concepts. (JR)

Research was done to investigate the interfunctional relationships between a child's ability to order a set of objects and the development of language descriptives used to describe differing aspects of a group of objects which had been ordered. Results show that mean age of concrete operation acquisition is 7.1 years. (Author/JB)

The main concern of this article is to describe some of the aspects or facets of discovery learning situations exemplified by the models and found in curriculum development projects. (Author)

Music teachers can make learning about music more rewarding and effective by improving the setting for conceptual development. The choral laboratory is one important step in music education and a positive method for learning music concepts. (RK)

The domain of research is considerably limited. The majority of societal goals for education are not completely known nor can they be explicitly enough stated for there to be sufficiently rigorous evaluation and research. (Author)

Two concept-formation experiments were conducted with groups of American and Liberian Ss differing in age and educational background. (Authors)