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Lawrence, Jeanette; And Others – 1985
This research addresses the actual goals and intentions from which students plan and organize their work in a course of study. Representations can either facilitate or hinder learning and problem solutions. Several salient aspects of adult students' representational systems and how they influenced university study were examined in two studies. The…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Cognitive Processes, Heuristics
Peer reviewedCohen, Dorothy – Childhood Education, 1974
Explores causes of nonlearning in young children, the problems of mechanical, unimaginative learning, and the differences between precocity and maturity. (ED)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary School Students, Imagination, Interpersonal Relationship
Randhawa, Bikkar S.; And Others – 1977
In order to enhance the understanding of visual literacy, one of its constituents, visual learning (VL), is examined in terms of underlying assumptions, hypothesized behaviors, and implications of both assumptions and behaviors. Assumptions are: (1) VL encompasses all changes in behavior arising from the individual's responses to visual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Learning Readiness, Maturation
Hughes, Loyd R. – Agr Educ Mag, 1969
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Classroom Environment, Educational Principles, Learning Readiness
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Federal Programs. – 1978
Descriptions of ten reading, mathematics and readiness programs chosen for statewide dissemination in South Carolina are presented in this document. The programs were selected following a study funded by Title I and conducted to serve 127,702 children in local South Carolina school districts. Each was found to provide solutions to critical…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Learning Readiness
Download full textColler, Alan R.; Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1978
An external evaluation was conducted of the Picturepages television work-along program in Kentucky. The program consisted of 100 televised lessons and booklets, and was given to 237 preschool children. The lessons presented "games" which were designed to develop cognitive concepts and skills. Both process and outcome evaluations were…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Learning Activities, Learning Readiness, Preschool Education
Scott, Ralph; Davis, Arthur, Jr. – 1979
This report examines the procedures employed in the Home Start Program, which offered prekindergarten readiness enrichment for economically disadvantaged children, ages two through five. The program focused on regular visits to the home by paraprofessional home workers, and took into account parental needs as well as the multifaceted development…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Experience, Enrichment Activities, Family Environment
RAWSON, MARGARET B. – 1966
A SELECTED READING AND REFERENCE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS FROM 1896 TO 1966 ON THE NATURE, RECOGNITION, AND TREATMENT OF LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES IS PRESENTED. THE TITLES WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF RELEVANCE TO THE GENERAL INTERESTS AND SPECIFIC NEEDS OF PEOPLE CONCERNED WITH LANGUAGE DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY WITH A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE DISABILITY.…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Associative Learning, Language Handicaps, Lateral Dominance
TANNENBAUM, ABRAHAM J.; AND OTHERS – 1964
CONTENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SPEECHES--(1) EDUCABILITY AND THE SCHOOL INTEGRATION CRISIS BY DR. MILTON SCHWEBEL, (2) INTELLIGENCE, ETHNIC ORIGINS, AND INTEGRATION BY DR. HERBERT G. BIRCH, (3) INTEGRATION IN EDUCATION - TOWARD WHAT GOALS BY MR. JOHN MORSELL, (4) PROBLEMS IN SOCIAL LEARNING BY DR. ROBERT GREEEN, AND (5) PROBLEMS IN ACADEMIC…
Descriptors: Conferences, Curriculum Development, De Facto Segregation, Desegregation Effects
Skager, Rodney W. – Evaluation Comment, 1968
Research related to the training and measurement of cognitive skills (effective behaviors in situations in which events must be organized or structured in some way) represents a point of common ground between the educator and the behavioral scientist. That we so seldom train for generalized cognitive skills is paradoxical, for most authorities…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
Lockette, Agnes – 1977
This paper stresses the essential role of concrete play experiences in the early childhood curriculum. The paper examines the value of play, shows how to facilitate language arts development through planned play activities, notes that play provides the early sensory experiences that are the foundations for language arts development, points out the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Concept Formation, Curriculum Design, Early Childhood Education
PDF pending restorationAllington, Richard L. – 1976
Developing prerequisite learning skills and strategies and providing knowledge necessary to further learning in a particular discipline are the dual roles of a middle-grade content-area teacher. This paper demonstrates how these dual roles can support each other in developing readiness for learning. The importance of readiness for learning is…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
O'Neill, Marie J. – 1978
A study involving 65 kindergartners was conducted to evaluate the Flying Start, a programed kit for developing learning strategies in young children considered at risk for learning disabilities. Three tests were administered, at an interval of 8 weeks, before and after the teaching period: a test of coping style, the Marbler Sorter Test of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Research, Kindergarten, Learning Disabilities
Wyatt, Gertrud L. – 1970
Contents of this summary report on the Project of Early Identification of Children with Potential Learning Disabilities, carried out from Fall 1968 through Fall 1969 by the Wellesley Public Schools with a grant from the State Department of Education under Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, include the following topics:…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Identification
Giammatteo, Michael C. – 1967
This paper presents research into the characteristics of low-income families in the Portland, Oregon area. The contention is made that the learning behavior of children from these families is affected by their pre-school and early school experiences, which may be unsatisfactory in preparing them to learn. Three types of aberrations may affect…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
