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A Compendium of Social-Behavioral Research Funded by NCER and NCSER: 2002-2013. NCER 2016-2002
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Yamaguchi, Ryoko; Hall, Adam; Stapleton, Katina; Doolittle, Emily; Buckley, Jacquelyn – National Center for Education Research, 2016
The purpose of this compendium is to catalog NCER's and NCSER's contributions to social-behavioral research. Research undertaken as part of these projects is contributing to a knowledge base that ultimately aims to improve academic outcomes for students via improvements in students' social-behavioral competencies, teachers' practices, and the…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Behavioral Science Research, Research Projects, Public Agencies
Raising Cognitive Load with Linear Multimedia to Promote Conceptual Change
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Muller, Derek A.; Sharma, Manjula D.; Reimann, Peter – Science Education, 2008
Two disparate research programs have addressed the challenge of instructional multimedia design. One, based on cognitive load theory, has focused on ways of reducing unnecessary cognitive load during instruction to free up resources for learning. The other, based on constructivism, has centered on interactive multimedia, allowing students to build…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Multimedia Materials, Scores, Teaching Methods
CHILDREN'S ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOL ANXIETY, STUDY I. SCHOOL ANXIETY AND CONGITIVE FUNCTIONING--EXPLORATORY STUDIES.
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DUNN, JAMES A.; SHANKS, PATRICIA F. – 1967
GROUP DIFFERENCES (AGE, SEX, AND SOCIAL CLASS) IN CHILDREN'S SCHOOL ANXIETY AND IN THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SCHOOL, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ANXIETY AND CHILDREN'S ATTITUDE PATTERNS WERE EXPLORED. SEVERAL THEORIES AND EARLIER STUDIES IN THIS AREA ARE DISCUSSED. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 480 STUDENTS IN GRADES FIVE, SEVEN, AND…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Correlation
An Analysis of Student Grade Expectations and Marker Consistency.
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Penny, Alan J.; Grover, Christine – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1996
A study of senior education majors in the United Kingdom investigated the realism of student expectations of a required independent research project. Student self-assessments and teacher assessments showed little correlation, and students' evaluation criteria emphasized lower-order skills (style and presentation) and ignored higher-order processes…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Seniors, Education Majors, Evaluation Criteria
Teaching Economics: The Role of Cognitions on Teaching and Learning of Teachers and Students.
Achtenhagen, Frank – 1987
Studies in the field of economics education indicate that teachers prefer content and a subject-oriented curriculum, while students favor a more personal relationship with the teacher and recognition as unique individuals. Mastery of subject matter is not as important to economics students. As a result, the following problems may occur in the…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Processes
STUDIES OF GIFTED CHILDREN COMPLETED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. KANSAS STUDIES IN EDUCATION, VOLUME 17, NUMBER 1.
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CORNISH, ROBERT L. – 1967
ABSTRACTS OF 27 STUDIES WERE COMPILED AS EXAMPLES OF INVESTIGATIONS MADE BY TEACHERS CONCERNED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL QUALITIES OF GIFTED CHILDREN IN THEIR SCHOOLS. THE STUDIES ARE ARRANGED IN FOUR SECTIONS--IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERISTICS, ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND EDUCATIONAL PROVISIONS AND PROGRAMS. EACH SECTION PROVIDES A…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement