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Visual Basic Programming Impact on Cognitive Development of College Students
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This research investigated the impact learning a visual programming language, Visual Basic, has on cognitive development, as measured by the Proposition Logic Test (PLT). It is part of a series of cognitive and programming investigations. Prior research has shown that object-oriented and procedural programming involved a high level of cognitive development. Prior research also indicated procedural programming has no impact on cognitive development. This study found cognitive d...
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Cognitive Development Includes Global and Domain-Specific Processes
Merrill - Palmer Quarterly
; Global accounts of cognitive development, best illustrated by Piaget's theory, dominated the field until the 1970s and 1980s, when they were gradually superseded by domain-specific accounts. In this article I present evidence suggesting that both global and domain-specific processes make important
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Assessing the cognitive development of counseling students: changes in epistemological assumptions. (Counselor Preparation).
Counselor Education and Supervision
; The author investigated the cognitive development of counseling students at 3 points in their training. A cross-sectional analysis of 205 counseling master's students at 13 colleges and universities showed a linear trend between the students' progression through the program and their cognitive
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COGNITIVE CHARACTERISTICS FOR LEARNING VISUAL BASIC
The Journal of Computer Information Systems
; ABSTRACT This research investigated the cognitive characteristics for learning a visual programming language, Visual Basic. It replicated an earlier study by White (72) that used C an object-oriented programming language. The two cognitive characteristics investigated in this research with Visual
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What's wrong with the concept of cognitive development in studies of bilingualism?(Statistical Data Included)
Bilingual Review
; Mitsunori Takakuwa What is cognitive development in the studies of bilingualism? The belief widely held up to the 1960s that bilingualism had only negative effects on children's cognitive development, as measured by I.Q. has been challenged. It is now believed that bilingualism has a positive
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Predicting Preschool Cognitive Development from Infant Temperament, Maternal Sensitivity, and Psychosocial Risk
Merrill - Palmer Quarterly
; This longitudinal study investigated the relative contributions of infant temperament, maternal sensitivity, and psychosocial risk to individual differences in preschool children's cognitive development. It also examined specific moderating effects between predictors as well as the specific
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Neuroscience of Cognitive Development: The Role of Experience and the Developing Brain
Family Therapy
; NELSON, Charles A., HAAN, Michelle de, & THOMAS, Kathleen M. Neuroscience of Cognitive Development: The Role of Experience and the Developing Brain. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. 224pp. $75.00 (h). This book provides a state-of-the-art understanding of the neural bases of cognitive
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Nelson, Charles A., Haan, Michelle de, & Thomas, Kathleen M. Neuroscience of Cognitive Development: The Role of Experience and the Developing Brain.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Adolescence
; NELSON, Charles A., HAAN, Michelle de, & THOMAS, Kathleen M. Neuroscience of Cognitive Development: The Role of Experience and the Developing Brain. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. 224pp. $75.00 (h). This book provides a state-of-the-art understanding of the neural bases of cognitive
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Cognitive development, clinical knowledge, and clinical experience related to diagnostic ability.
Nursing Diagnosis
; PURPOSE. To examine the relationship among cognitive development, clinical knowledge, and clinical experience in nursing students. METHODS. A survey of junior and senior baccalaureate nursing students from three Midwestern colleges (N = 55). FINDINGS. Students' diagnostic ability increased as they
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Breast-Feeding Influences Cognitive Development in Filipino Children1
The Journal of Nutrition
; ABSTRACT The importance of breast-feeding (BF) for cognitive development has been researched widely over the past several decades. Although scholars agree that children who breast-feed are generally more intelligent, it is uncertain whether this advantage is due to BF effects or to other
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USING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THEORY IN A HIGHER EDUCATION CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Career Planning and Adult Development Journal
; During the many years that we have been doing career development work, we have asked ourselves why some students seem to be very engaged and self-directed in their work, while others look to us for direction and answers. Some manage the ambiguity of the career development process well, while others
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