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The Influence of "a priori" Ideas on the Experimental Approach.
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Cauzinille-Marmeche, Evelyne; And Others – Science Education, 1985
Investigated the role of "a priori" ideas in planning experiments and data processing leading to inferences. Thirty-one students (ages 11-13) observed a "combustion/candle in a closed container" experiment and were asked to interpret sets of measurements. Findings, among others, show that children preferentially experiment on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Comprehension, Elementary Education
Evidence of Repeated Access to Immediate Verbal Memory during Handwriting.
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Pynte, Joel; And Others – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1991
Presents results of an experiment seeking relationships between motor activities and more central language production processes. Concludes that the same motor program was used for occurrences of repeated morphemes in the experiment. Reports that nonrepeated morphemes were recovered from verbal memory while the preceding repeated morpheme was being…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Handwriting, Language Processing
A Study of Children's Strategies for the Comparison of Numerals.
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Comiti, Claude; Bessot, Annie – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1987
Teaching sequences designed to develop strategies for comparing numerals in grade two (in France) were analyzed. Children's strategies were noted, and an experiment confirmed underlying misconceptions concerning number. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Error Patterns
Cognitive Aids for Solving Physics Problems.
Dumas-Carre, Andree; Caillot, Michel – 1989
Most physics problem-solving studies provide data that indicate problem representation is different between experts and novices. This paper presents "cognitive aids" guiding the process of elaboration of a problem representation through intermediate representations. Intermediate means that the representation is situated somewhere between…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Mechanics (Physics), Physics
In Physics Class, Exercises Can Also Cause Problems.
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Johsua, Samuel; Dupin, Jean-Jacques – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
French tenth grade physics classes were observed as they studied electric circuits over a one-year period. An analysis is presented of tests taken during the year. The main point separating "average" students from "good" ones is their performances in "implicitly difficult exercises," that is, in what appears…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Electricity, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
Construction of a Logo Environment Supporting the Development of Procedural Skills=Elaboration D'Un Environnement Logo Favorable Au Developpement D'Habiletes En Manipulation Procedurale.
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Lemerise, Tamara; And Others – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1992
Learning environment that facilitated the acquisition and expression of procedural skills in LOGO was set up for children in the 10- to 12-year range. Ten participants were placed in a series of situations that required them to manipulate programing procedures in LOGO. Analysis of children's behavior revealed their competence in manipulating…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
Surface Features, Representations and Tutorial Interventions in Mathematical Problem Solving.
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Julo, Jean – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1990
Examines didactic interventions and claims their impact on pupil behavior aids the study of cognitive processes. Studies problem solving in teaching mathematics. Examines the functions of tutorial interventions in surface features and instability of representation. Finds tutorial interventions demonstrate a substantial increase in performance…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education
On Learning the Rate of Instantaneous Change=A Propos De L'Apprentissage Du Taux De Variation Instantane.
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Schneider, Maggy – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1992
Divided into two parts, this article analyzes why some pupils feel reserve about instantaneous velocities and instantaneous flows. The second part relates reactions of pupils facing a problem that implicates the instantaneous rate of change. Describes some characteristics of this problem that enables the authors to explain its instructional…
Descriptors: Calculus, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries
Improving Writing Skills: Which Approaches and What Target Skills?
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Esperet, Eric – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1991
Presents a critical overview of trends in research on writing skills. Defines criteria for the studies based on current cognitive writing models. Includes treatments designed to change writer activity by influencing knowledge and cognitive functions. Discusses acquisition of knowledge or expert skills, interaction with other writers, and computer…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries