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Download full textBeck, Klaus; Krumm, Volker – 1989
The lack of a German language testing instrument for economic literacy has led to problems for researchers in German-speaking countries to establish the level of economic literacy in those countries. The translation of the 23rd edition (1987) of the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL) into a German version, known as the Wirtschalfliche Bildung Test…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedHoffmann, Dietrich – Paedagogica Historica, 1997
Presents a biographical profile of Heinrich Roth, a psychologist and educator who had served in the Wehrmacht's political warfare division. Roth later experienced a spiritual and professional rebirth becoming completely immersed in U.S. educational theory. He devoted the rest of his life to developing a democratically-oriented theory of learning…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Educational History
Duit, Reinders; Kesidou, Sofia – 1990
The focus of this study was to portray the ideas that students with four years experience in learning physics developed in regard to the second law of thermodynamics. Data were obtained through 34 clinical interviews with grade 10 students. An analysis of student arguments revealed deeply rooted difficulties in using concepts that were learned in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions
von Eye, Alexander; Hussy, Walter – 1985
Research has not clearly determined whether memory development in childhood and adulthood can be accounted for by the age variation of cognitive processes other than memory. To examine this issue, a study was conducted based on a model of structures and processes in complex information processing. Subjects (N=162) were presented with two lists of…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Processes
Zeutschel, Uli; Hansel, Bettina – 1989
An ongoing debate exists on the issue of volunteering and its political implications in West Germany. Critics of the social welfare system have a direct impact on volunteerism. The ruling coalition aims to limit public spending in the social services sector while the "grassroots" movement emphasizes the danger of state-provided services…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Baggaley, Jon, Ed.; Sharpe, Joan, Ed. – 1979
A foreword by Arthur M. Sullivan and an introduction by Jon P. Baggaley introduce the 12 conference papers included in this collection. The papers are as follows: (1) "Research on 'Sesame Street': Designing the Educational Context" (Rodney Dennis); (2) "'Sesame Street' in Labrador" (Graham Skanes and Lorne Taylor); (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audience Analysis, Distance Education, Educational Television
Baggaley, Jon, Ed.; Janega, Patti, Ed. – 1981
An introduction by Jon Baggaley provides background information on this international conference and its participants, and introduces 10 papers which were presented. The papers are as follows: (1) "Teaching Production Research and Design: The Interface of Theory and Practice" (James M. Linton); (2) "The Impact of Television on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Audience Analysis, Educational Television
