Theoretical speculations abound on all sides of the following two questions: 1. What are the relative merits of the reception and discovery modes of learning? 2. What effect does forcing a student to immediately verbalize his newly discovered concept have on his ability to retain and transfer this concept? The purpose of the present study is to seek answers to these questions on the basis of experimental evidence. / Typescript. / "June, 1967." / "Submitted to the Graduate School of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy." / Advisor: E. D. Nichols, Professor Directing Dissertation. / Includes bibliographical references.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_291467 |
| Contributors | Hanson, Lawrence Eugene (authoraut), Nichols, Eugene Douglas, 1923- (professor directing dissertation), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (v, 156 leaves), computer, application/pdf |
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