A SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING THOUGHT PROCESSES IN THE CONTEXT OF CLASSROOM VERBAL INTERACTION IS PRESENTED. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM IS NECESSARY TO THE STUDY OF THE VERBAL PERFORMANCE OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF THINKING THAT IS ELICITED AND EXPRESSED IN THE COURSE AND CONTEXT OF CLASSROOM OPERATION. VERBAL PERFORMANCES…

The meta-analysis method was used to summarize the findings of 23 studies of the word learning process that had used imagery as an independent variable as either an "imposed" or an "induced" condition. Imposed imagery investigations compared word recall on the basis of the imagery attribute of a word, while induced imagery…

GIVEN THE TASK OF LEARNING A SERIES OF RANDOMLY ORDERED MEANINGFUL ITEMS, MOST SUBJECTS (SS) IMPOSE SOME ORGANIZATION ON THE MATERIAL DURING THE PROCESS OF LEARNING. AN EXPERIMENTAL PARADIGM IS DESCRIBED WHICH PERMITS THE OBJECTIVE SCORING OF EACH S'S SUBJECTIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE MATERIAL ON EACH LEARNING TRIAL. THE CENTRAL FEATURE OF THE…

This publication includes two studies. The first experiment involved the prediction of mixed schema learning in a reproduction task. Subjects (Ss) learned to distinguish among the schemata without knowledge of resuts. A best fitting equation describing performance as a function of number of reproduction trials accurately predicted learning with…

Subjects in an independent groups free learning experiment recalled list of low- or high-arousal words, matched for imagery and frequency and exposed randomly for 3 seconds and 9 seconds. Extrapolating neural consolidation theory to previous work on serial position effects led to the predictions that (1) arousal facilitates primacy; (2) arousal…

This research was directed at determining whether the new item priority (NIP) effect in free recall was a result of an experimental artifact produced by the joint action of the serial position effect and the randomization of items over trials, or a consequence of a strategy of recalling newer items before older ones. In the experiment, subjects…

This book is based upon the theory that we use language as a means of organizing a representation of the world--each for himself--and that the representation so created constitutes the world we operate in, the basis of all the predictions by which we set the course of our lives. Chapter 1 discusses this theory; Chapter 2 relates what is relevant…

The papers included here are based on a 1971 symposium held at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association in San Francisco. The first three papers report the results of research carried out over the last few years at the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning. Levin's paper focuses on the effectiveness of…

The intensity of information processing engendered in different phases of standard memory tasks was examined in six experiments. Processing intensity was conceptualized as system capacity consumed, and was measured via a divided-attention procedure in which subjects performed a memory task and a simple reaction-time (RT) task concurrently. The…

The multivariate effect of task sequence, memory support, and state anxiety was investigated using a nonverbal concept-acquisition task. Ninety-six Indian college students were randomly assigned to 4 treatment conditions resulting from the task sequence: easy-to-hard, memory support, and nonmemory support. Subjects receiving the easy-to-hard…

Consciousness in the learning process is equated with the student's capacity for criticizing and checking. Eight prerequisites for comprehension are presented. Also discussed are the advantages and disadvantages of programmed instruction, and the advantages of audiovisual teaching. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

A speculative outline of a psychology of instruction as a science of design is presented. (DEP)

Four experiments are reported which investigate isolation effects in free recall. (RM)

Performance changes during the course of single-trial free recall were investigated in five experiments. (Author/RM)

Provides two illustrations of experiences with critical barriers as described in the previous article. The point of view taken is that of a student trying to understand new ideas. (MA)