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Peer reviewedRichards, D. Dean; Siegler, Robert S. – Child Development, 1981
Identified some experiences that lead to preschool children's transition from less to more systematic problem-solving strategies. Receiving encouragement to adopt more analytic attitudes and encountering problems with perceptually salient differences on a relevant dimension were the two types of experiences examined. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Convergent Thinking, Critical Thinking, Experiential Learning
Download full textCotton, Jown W. – 1974
This investigation compares overt judgments about tenable hypotheses to choices in a concept identification task, as a function of stimulus similarity on successive trials. Two mathematical models are tested: (a) A 1-element local consistency version of Restle's concept identification model and (b) the same model with two additional passive states…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Concept Formation, Critical Thinking
Merrill, Douglas C.; And Others – 1995
Individualized instruction significantly improves students' pedagogical and motivational outcomes. The study described here sought to characterize tutorial behaviors that could lead to these benefits and to consider why these behaviors should be pedagogically useful. The experiment studied 16 undergraduate and graduate university students learning…
Descriptors: College Students, Critical Thinking, Discourse Analysis, Feedback
Persaud, Deanna; And Others – 1986
Activities to promote the transfer of theoretical knowledge into clinical practice have been developed to facilitate learning by individuals with various learning styles, reduce student stress, and improve teaching methods in a baccalaureate nursing program at the California State University, Chico. Specific activities included innovative…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Experience, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
Hearn, Joan – 1981
Designed to supplement already existing life skills instructional materials, this manual consists of 30 lessons to help students develop general, transferrrable skills in four areas--attending behaviors, cognition, self-management, and critical thinking. The following topics are among those covered in the lessons: eye contact, body posture,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedChaves, John F.; Chaves, John A.; Lantz, Marilyn S. – Journal of Dental Education, 1998
Describes design and use of the PBL Evaluator, a computer-based method of evaluating dental students' clinical problem-solving skills. Analysis of Indiana University students' self-, peer, and tutor ratings for one iteration of a course in critical thinking and professional behavior shows differences in these ratings. The method is found useful…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs
