Abilities, Motivation and Methodology

Contents: Preface. J. B. Overmier, W.E. Montague, J.J. Jenkins, Prolegomenon. Part I: Historical Perspectives.J.A. Adams, Historical Background and Appraisal of Research on Individual Differences in Learning. U. Kleinbeck, H. Quast, R. Schwarz, Volitional Effects on Performance -- Conceptual Considerations and Results from Dual- Task Studies. J.B. Carroll, Factor Analysis Since Spearman: Where Do We Stand? What Do We Know? Part II: Methodological Strategies.J.J. McArdle, A Structural Modeling Experiment with Multiple Growth Functions. D.F. Lohman, Estimating Individual Differences in Information Processing Using Speed-Accuracy Models. R. Cudeck, Simple Solutions and Complex Problems. Part III: Cognitive Abilities and Information Processing.J.W. Pellegrino, E.B. Hunt, P. Yee, Assessment and Modeling of Information Coordination Abilities. J. Gustafsson, Broad and Narrow Abilities in Research on Learning and Instruction. P.C. Kyllonen, D.J. Woltz, Role of Cognitive Factors in the Acquisition of Cognitive Skill. P.L. Ackerman, Abilities, Elementary Information Processes, and Other Sights to See at the Zoo. Part IV: Motivational and Volitional Processes.W. Revelle, Personality, Motivation, and Cognitive Performance. J. Kuhl, K. Kraska, Self-Regulation and Metamotivation: Computational Mechanisms, Development, and Assessment. R. Kanfer, Non-Cognitive Processes, Dispositions and Performance: Connecting the Dots Within and Across Paradigms. Part V: Paradigms in Transition.G. Mulder, A.A. Wijers, H.G.O.M. Smid, K.A. Brookhuis, L.J.M. Mulder, Individual Differences in Computational Mechanisms: A Psychophysiological Analysis. R.E. Snow, Cognitive-Conative Aptitude Interactions in Learning. J.J. Jenkins, Closing Remarks. Conference Program. Additional Discussion Participants. Name Index. Subject Index.