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Imbrogno, Salvatore; Imbrogno, Nadia – 1986
This paper designs a theoretical construct that integrates a number of mainstream systems of inquiry available to educational policymakers. Each system of inquiry has postulates, basic and derived concepts that characterize its epistemological foundations and methodological directives. None of these systems of inquiries, however, is proscriptive…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Tweney, Ryan D. – 1987
Drawing parallels with critical thinking and creative thinking, this document describes some ways that scientific thinking is utilized. Cognitive approaches to scientific thinking are discussed, and it is argued that all science involves an attempt to construct a testable mental model of some aspect of reality. The role of mental models is…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Higher Education
Forster, Fred – 1987
Studies carried out over a 12-year period addressed fundamental questions on the use of Rasch-based item banks. Large field tests administered in grades 3-8 of reading, mathematics, and science items, as well as standardized test results were used to explore the possible effects of many factors on item calibrations. In general, the results…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Item Analysis

Nathawat, S. S.; Singh, Ram; Singh, Bhim – Journal of Social Psychology, 1997
Examines how people with a high-achievement need attribute success to their ability and effort and failure to external factors such as task difficulty. Contrasts this behavior with people who have a low-achievement need. The measuring device was a multiple-choice questionnaire designed to reveal participant tendencies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Behavior Theories, Causal Models

Harrison, Allison W.; Rainer, R. Kelly, Jr.; Hochwarter, Wayne A.; Thompson, Kenneth R. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1997
Briefly reviews Albert Bandura's Self-Efficacy Performance Model (ability to perform a task is influenced by an individual's belief in their capability). Tests this model with a sample of 776 university employees and computer-related knowledge and skills. Results supported Bandura's thesis. Includes statistical tables and a discussion of related…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Educational Psychology

Eflin, Juli T.; Kite, Mary E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes a teaching activity that improves students' scientific reasoning by focusing attention on the causal, explanatory nature of psychological theories. Students learn and use an argument form called Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE). Includes examples of this technique and student responses to the course. (MJP)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior, Causal Models, Educational Strategies

Zimmerman, Marilyn P. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1993
Contends that emergent developmental sequences are energized in a continuous interaction with environmental influences. Asserts that a developmentally and individually appropriate curriculum is sequential and matched to the naturally emerging developmental sequences of the child. Proposes four research emphases for the 1990s. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages

Silcock, Peter – Educational Studies, 1993
Contends that criticism of progressive pedagogical methods may be creating an ideologically neutral orthodoxy of primary school practice in Great Britain. Expresses caution about this development by defending principles underlying progressive education. Argues for the development of child-centered teaching methods within the National Curriculum.…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
Steedman, Philip – 1985
This paper is concerned with two pervasive and apparently reliable theories, namely, those general accounts of the status of science and art which seem to form part of the "bedrock" of contemporary thinking. The first section discusses what are taken to be the most commonly accepted and highly legitimized general accounts of both science…
Descriptors: Art, Comprehension, Philosophy, Science History
Perko, F. Michael – 1984
Seen in its strictest sense, mastery learning is a recent phenomenon. Viewed in terms of its constituent elements, however, it has roots deep in the Western tradition of education. Elements of mastery learning theory can be found in the work of the Sophists; early Jesuit educators; John Amos Comenius, a Moravian pastor; John Locke; Johann Heinrich…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Innovation, Mastery Learning, One Teacher Schools
Calicchia, John P. – 1984
Investigations of the reformulated learned helplessness model of depression have produced conflicting results. To contrast the attributional responses of clinically depressed men and women, data were collected from 117 psychotherapy clinic outpatients. An expanded version of the Attribution Style Questionnaire was administered. Forty people…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Depression (Psychology), Helplessness, Models
Teskey, F. N. – 1986
This paper identifies the need for a new theory of information and develops a mathematical model which distinguishes between: (1) data, as directly observable facts; (2) information, as structured collections of data; and (3) knowledge, as methods of using information. The model is based on the ideas of the binary relational model and uses the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Information Retrieval, Information Science, Information Theory
Wilcox, Nancy S. – 1984
This bibliography provides an overview and introduction to attribution theory with an emphasis on its role in clinical work. Articles are listed alphabetically by author in four sections: (1) an introduction to attribution theory, 11 entries; (2) attribution and the helping relationship, 9 entries; (3) attribution therapies and psychopathology, 4…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Processes, Helping Relationship
Miller, Stephanie – 1984
A proposed model for an interim grammar between a first and second language, an autonomous rule-governed system based on the Extended Standard Theory, is presented and discussed, focusing on the motivations for choosing a generative model and the determination of structure for an interlanguage system, and using a comparison of the auxiliary system…
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Interlanguage, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory

Roberts, Joanne Erwick; McCready, Vicki – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1987
The study investigated differences in causal attributions made by 134 student clinicians taking actor and observer roles in good and poor speech therapy sessions. Clinicians taking the actor role cited client causes more frequently than other causes while clinicians taking the observer role cited clinician causes. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Higher Education, Professional Education, Speech Handicaps