Teaching is not an activity directly producing the learning of some specific matter (which is inadequate as a definition of teaching and incapable of being guaranteed), but an activity intentionally directed toward, and potentially capable of, improving the student's general intellectual functioning or "cognitive competence" in whatever…

The existence of a time lag discovered in the cross-cultural application of Piagetian tests may result from a socio-economic bias in Piaget's theory. Abstract, formal cognition may reflect a particular social structure, embodying the principles of exchange value, reification, and alienation which govern production and exchange in the…

Research findings related to children's concepts of length, area, volume, weight and time are reviewed. Implications for instruction in measurement of these qualities are discussed. (SD)

Focuses on studies related to Piaget's specifications for secondary student's development from concrete to formal level thinking. Discusses three problem areas in Piagetian analysis: (1) specification of logical formal thought model, (2) underlying assumptions, and (3) empirical findings. Comments on application problems. Assesses Piagetian…

Children's metacognitive awareness of variables (such as person, task, goals, and strategy) that influence reading was assessed with an interview. Second graders were aware of some reading dimensions but were less sensitive to semantic structure than sixth graders. Relations among instruction, metacognitive development, and reading proficiency are…

Kindergarten children were administered a paired-associate learning task at the beginning and end of the school-year, under either regular (control) or self-generated visual imagery instructions. Age predicted performance in the imagery but not in the control condition. Results supported the developmental imagery hypothesis. (Author/RD)

In describing the basic philosophies of open education, this article discusses the close relationship between cognition and emotion in learning, the teacher's role in helping a child's thinking powers develop, and the role that environment plays in a child's emotional and intellectual development. (EB)

The article describes the Oakland Schools Reading and Language Clinic two-part parent program that incorporates understanding, skills, and reinforcement for parents of learning disabled students. (SBH)

Argues against the claim that Piaget's theory of formal thought is invalid when used in learning high school chemistry, and suggests a way to test its validity. (GA)

Considers the value of cognitive therapy in teaching intellectual skills and ways of processing information, while teaching the content of a discipline to students who cannot read with comprehension, write coherently, or think analytically. (MB)

Describes how one could teach velocity and acceleration from a Piagetian framework. This approach is compared with the traditional method of teaching constantly accelerated motion to high school and college students. Some problems and a list of references are also presented. (HM)

Discusses the importance of developing students' understanding of certain spatial aspects of important concepts. Piaget's contributions to the development of spatial conceptualization are included. Some examples for applying spatial techniques in earth sciences, physics, and chemistry are also presented. (HM)

Studied was how high school science and mathematics students approach tasks that require correlational reasoning for successful solution. The results show that a significant number of students did not use correlational reasoning. (MP)

Ten nursery school children who knew how to count but were unacquainted with arithmetic were taught a simple algorithm for solving single-digit addition problems and were then given extended practice. The reaction time on the final block of extended practice suggested that subjects had invented a more efficient procedure to replace the original…