Search Results - "Spiro, Rand"

Partnering with Families for Student Success: 24 Scenarios for Problem Solving with Parents

Authors: Edwards, Patricia A. Spiro, Rand J. Domke, Lisa M. et al.

Source: Teachers College Press. 2019.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 224

Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Academic Achievement, Vignettes, Problem Solving, Parents, Parent Teacher Conferences, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Discipline

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Hypertext Learning Environments, Cognitive Flexibility, and the Transfer of Complex Knowledge: An Empirical Investigation.

Authors: Center for the Study of Reading, Urbana, IL. Jacobson, Michael J. Spiro, Rand J.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 37

Sponsoring Agency: Illinois Univ., Champaign. Coll. of Education.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen, College Sophomores, Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Instructional Effectiveness, Transfer of Training

A Framework for the Contextual Analysis of Computer-Based Learning Environments. Technical Report No. 527.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Jacobson, Michael J. et al.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 20

Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Instructional Effectiveness, Man Machine Systems, Models

Collaborative Interactivity and Integrated Thinking in Brazilian Business Schools Using Cognitive Flexibility Hypertexts: The Panteon Project

Authors: Lima, Marcos Koehler, Matthew J. Spiro, Rand J.

Source: Journal of Educational Computing Research. Jan 2004 31(4):371-406.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 36

Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Internet, Student Attitudes, Program Evaluation

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Cognitive Flexibility Theory: Hypermedia for Complex Learning, Adaptive Knowledge Application, and Experience Acceleration.

Authors: Spiro, Rand J. Collins, Brian P. Thota, Jose Jagadish et al.

Source: Educational Technology. Sep-Oct 2003 43(5):5-10.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 6

Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Constructivism (Learning), Epistemology, Experience, Hypermedia, Individualized Instruction, Knowledge Representation, Learning Strategies, Theory Practice Relationship

Design for now, but with the future in mind: a "cognitive flexibility theory" perspective on online learning through the lens of MOOCs.

Authors: Hu, Ying Spiro, Rand J.

Source: Educational Technology Research & Development. Feb2021, Vol. 69 Issue 1, p373-378. 6p.

Subjects: Neuroplasticity, Online education, Massive open online courses, Trail Making Test

Inferential Reconstruction in Memory for Connected Discourse. Technical Report No. 2.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Spiro, Rand J.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 81

Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: College Students, Connected Discourse, Context Clues, Learning Processes, Memory, Prose, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology)

Prior Knowledge and Story Processing: Integration, Selection, and Variation. Technical Report No. 138.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Spiro, Rand J.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 41

Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Memory, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Research Reports, Semantics

Schema Theory and Reading Comprehension: New Directions. Technical Report No. 191.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Spiro, Rand J.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 49

Sponsoring Agency: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, NY.
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Knowledge Level, Language Processing, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Research Needs, Research Problems, Retention (Psychology), Theories

On Investigating Children's Transition from Narrative to Expository Discourse: The Multidimensional Nature of Psychological Text Classification. Technical Report No. 195.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Spiro, Rand J. et al.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 43

Sponsoring Agency: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, NY.
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Research Methodology

Etiology of Reading Comprehension Style. Technical Report No. 124.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Spiro, Rand J.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 21

Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Remedial Instruction, Research Reports

Individual Differences in Schema Utilization during Discourse Processing. Technical Report No. 111.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Spiro, Rand J. et al.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 29

Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Performance Factors, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Responses

Superficial Processing of Explicit Inferences in Text. Technical Report No. 60.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Spiro, Rand J. et al.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 27

Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Memory, Prose, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Schematic Studies

On the Role of Pervasive Experiential Coloration in Memory. Technical Report No. 258.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Spiro, Rand J.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 16

Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Experiential Learning, Learning Theories, Memory, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Schemata (Cognition)

Multiple Analogies for Complex Concepts: Antidotes for Analogy-Induced Misconception in Advanced Knowledge Acquisition. Technical Report No. 439.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Spiro, Rand J.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 34

Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Analogy, Biomedicine, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Language Role, Learning Strategies, Misconceptions

Cognitive Flexibility Theory: Advanced Knowledge Acquisition in Ill-Structured Domains. Technical Report No. 441.

Authors: Illinois Univ., Urbana. Center for the Study of Reading. Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Spiro, Rand J.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 15

Sponsoring Agency: Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA.
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, New York, NY.
Army Research Inst. for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Alexandria, VA.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, Educational Methods, Learning Processes, Medical Education, Medical Students, Misconceptions, Reading Research

Hypertext Learning Environments, Cognitive Flexibility, and the Transfer of Complex Knowledge: An Empirical Investigation.

Authors: Jacobson, Michael J Spiro, Rand J.

Source: Journal of Educational Computing Research. 1995 12(4):301-333.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 33

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Environment, Epistemology, Hypermedia, Information Transfer, Learning Processes, Thinking Skills

A Framework for the Contextual Analysis of Technology-Based Learning Environments.

Authors: Jacobson, Michael J. Spiro, Rand J.

Source: Journal of Computing in Higher Education. Spr 1994 5(2):3-32.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 30

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Instructional Effectiveness

Journal Code: CIJJUL1994

Knowledge Representation, Content Specification, and the Development of Skill in Situation-Specific Knowledge Assembly; Some Constructivist Issues as They Relate to Cognitive Flexibility Theory and Hypertext.

Authors: Spiro, Rand J.

Source: Educational Technology. Sep 1991 31(9):22-25.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Hypermedia, Instructional Design, Learning Processes, Skill Development

Beyond the Evident Content Goals Part II. Toward a Theory of Educational Undercurrent.

Authors: Dugdale, Sharon Spiro, Rand J.

Source: Journal of Mathematical Behavior. Dec 1990 9(3):229-232.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 4

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Concept Formation, Educational Objectives, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes