The study was designed to allow the investigation of the following research questions: (1) What are the magnitude and direction of measurable significant differences in meaningful learning orientation and meaningful understanding of physics concepts between students with learning cycle (LC) instruction and those with meaningful verbal reception…

High among the many purposes of education is the conjecture that higher-levels of cognitive activity are important to learning and intellectual development. One of the most exciting educational implications is the leverage that one may expect by enhancing learning at the cognitive and metacognitive levels. Despite the relatively rich history in…

This paper attempts to pursue the centralization-decentralization dilemma. A setting for this discussion is provided by noting some of the uses of terminology, followed by a consideration of inherent difficulties in conceptualizing. (Author)

Tests were made of the effects of conceptual associations among words, a type of associative relationship not previously manipulated, on verbal discrimination learning. (Editor)

Author proceeded to develop a composite profile of work through twelve different aspects of its polarity with play, prefacing these with the general remark that the antithesis is strongly ambivalent. (Author/RK)

The explosion of knowledge is accompanied by implosions in the form of theories which simplify knowledge and make it easier to learn and use. (Editor)

The conceptual model described here has resulted from the need to organize a body of knowledge related to the world of work which would enable curriculum developers to prepare accurate, realistic instructional materials. The world of work is described by applying Malinowski's scientific study of the structural components of culture. (Author/DS)

Subject matter concept attainment by adult students was studied by experimentally manipulating instructional instances which were either positive or negative, clear or obscure, or presented in large or small variety. (Author/JA)

Two groups of seventh grade girls were selected to participate in a guidance course with emphasis upon al ring self-concept and personal appearance. (Author)

Article provided instructions for a different and creative form of pot building. (Author/RK)

Article presents a method of selecting instances of concept teaching or concept research. (Author)

Non conserving first- and second-grade children were tested on conservation tasks. Eye movements were recorded during the response period for each task. Trained conservers showed more visual exploratory behavior and less perceptual centration than control subjects. (ST)

Investigated whether children will relinquish belief in Piagetian concepts upon presentation of disconfirming evidence. The conservation of weight concept extinguished more readily than transitivity of weight, and only for the latter was a developmental trend evident. (DP)

Preschool children were trained on a color relevant oddity problem by one of 3 methods: (1) increased salience of the oddity relationship, (2) instruction on solution rule, or (3) a combination of both. Generality of results were probed with a form-relevant transfer problem. (DP)