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Peer reviewedRoss, John A.; Smyth, Elizabeth – Roeper Review, 1995
The importance of instructing gifted students in correlational reasoning is emphasized, with attention to what the skill involves and why it is difficult to learn; effective teaching strategies; and successful programs in whole-class, cooperative-learning, and computer formats. Implications in programming for gifted students are discussed. (SW)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction
Download full textMerrill, Douglas C.; Reiser, Brian J. – 1994
External representations have a great impact on what and how students learn. One key manner in which environments can operate upon novices' knowledge is through helping them ground their problem solving in an understanding of the situation embodied by the problem. In this paper, students' difficulties in microeconomics problem solving were…
Descriptors: Coding, Cognitive Structures, Diagrams, Difficulty Level
