Abilities, motivation, and methodology

968 Pages·1989·6.922 MB·English

by  Ruth Kanfer, Phillip Lawrence Ackerman, Robert Cudeck

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Abilities, Motivation, and
Methodology
The Minnesota Symposium on Learning and Individual
Differences
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Abilities, Motivation, and
Methodology
The Minnesota Symposium on Learning and Individual
Differences
Edited by
Ruth Kanfer
Phillip L. Ackerman
Robert Cudeck
University of Minnesota
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Minnesota Symposium on Learning and Individual
Differences (1988 :
Minneapolis, Minn.)
Abilities, motivations nd methodology / the Minneapolis
Symposium
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on Learning and Individual Differences ; edited by Ruth
Kanfer,
Phillip L. Ackerman, Robert Cudeck.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-8058-0495-1. — ISBN 0-8058-0496-X (pbk.)
1. Learning, Psychology of—Congresses. 2. Individual
differences—Congresses. I. Kanfer, Ruth. II. Ackerman,
Phillip
Lawrence, 1957-. III. Cudeck, Robert. IV. Title.
BF318.M56 1988
89-17153
153.1’5—dc20
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Fred and Ruby
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Leonard and Sally Ann
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Trisha
(R.C.)
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Contents
List of Contributors
Preface
Prolegomenon
J. Bruce Overmier
William E. Montague
James J. Jenkins
PART I. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
1. Historical Background and Appraisal of Research on
Individual Differences in Learning
Jack A. Adams
Open Discussion
2. Volitional Effects on Performance—Conceptual
Considerations and Results from Dual-Task Studies
Uwe Kleinbeck, Hans-Henning Quast, and Ronald Schwarz
Open Discussion
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3. Factor Analysis Since Spearman: Where Do We Stand?
What Do We Know?
John B. Carroll
Open Discussion
PART II. METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES
4. A Structural Modeling Experiment with Multiple
Growth Functions
J. J. McArdle
Open Discussion
5. Estimating Individual Differences in Information
Processing Using Speed-Accuracy Models
David F. Lohman
Open Discussion
6. Simple Solutions and Complex Problems
Robert Cudeck
PART III. COGNITIVE ABILITIES AND
INFORMATION PROCESSING
7. Assessment and Modeling of Information Coordination
Abilities
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James W. Pellegrino, Earl B. Hunt and Penny Yee
Open Discussion
8. Broad and Narrow Abilities in Research on Learning
and Instruction
Jan-Eric Gustafsson
Open Discussion
9. Role of Cognitive Factors in the Acquisition of
Cognitive Skill
Patrick C. Kyllonen and Dan J. Woltz
Open Discussion
10. Abilities, Elementary Information Processes, and
Other Sights to See at the Zoo
Phillip L. Ackerman
PART IV. MOTIVATIONAL AND VOLITIONAL
PROCESSES
11. Personality, Motivation, and Cognitive Performance
William Revelle
Open Discussion
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