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Peer reviewedDeregowski, Jan B. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1976
Concludes that the significant difference found between responses made to displayed drawings and those made to models suggests that, independently of the complexity of stimulus, encoding will not influence responses if the very economical process of simple coding can be used. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Geometry, Memory
Peer reviewedCleghorn, Ailie – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1992
Reports on an ethnographic study of primary level science classes in Kenya where English is the government-mandated language of instruction. Finds that important ideas were conveyed more easily when teachers did not adhere to the policy of English-only instruction. Concludes that the importance of sociolinguistics in instructional processes should…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Developing Nations, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
