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Measuring Student Preferences for Stimulus-Response (Rote) Learning
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Peters, Robert A.; Higbea, Raymond J. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2014
The study developed and distributed a survey to measure students' preference for stimulus-response learning. The responses of undergraduate and graduate students suggest the desire to maximize grades fosters a strong preference for instructors who tell students what they need to know and exam questions that incorporate terms and keywords similar…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Rote Learning, Stimuli, Responses
Promoting the Use of Higher Level Cognitive Processes in a Quantitative Analysis Course
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Peters, Robert A. – Teaching Public Administration, 2014
Students in two iterations of a statistics course were required to develop work-related research questions that could be analyzed by the statistical techniques discussed in class. They were also expected to present the question and other research design components in a manner that could be comprehended by statistical novices. To provide sufficient…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills, Statistical Analysis
Apprentissage linguistique et conditionnement (Language Learning and Conditioning)
Boileau, Armand – Revue des Langues Vivantes, 1973
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Conditioning, Learning Processes, Phonology
Influence of Meaningfulness, Picture Detail, and Presentation Mode on Visual Retention
Franzwa, Dale – AV Communication Review, 1973
Description of a study testing for retention of visual material identified as being familiar or unfamiliar to the subjects. (HB)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Intermode Differences, Learning Modalities, Pictorial Stimuli