Declarative concepts (ie, key terms with short definitions of the abstract concepts denoted by
those terms) are a common kind of information that students are expected to learn in many …

It is clear from decades of research that, to a very large degree, success in music, games,
sports, science, and other complex domains reflects knowledge and skills acquired through …

Political Information Literacy (PIL) is a vital and essential set of skills pre-dominantly
discussed in Library and Information Studies disciplines. PIL is necessary to navigate the …

Prominent expertise researchers have repeatedly emphasized that individual differences in
general cognitive abilities, in particular intelligence, do not play any role for the attained …

Differences in political orientation are partly rooted in personality, with liberalism predicted
by Openness to Experience and conservatism by Conscientiousness. Since Openness is …

In 2 related studies framed by social constructivism theory, the authors explored a fine-
grained analysis of adolescents' civic conceptual knowledge and skills and investigated …

We begin Volume V of the Handbook of Reading Research by raising questions that ground
this research in the demands of the past, present, and future. As in previous volumes, some …

Debates about lowering the voting age often center on whether 16-and 17-year-old
adolescents possess sufficient cognitive capacity and political knowledge to participate in …

Gender differences on knowledge tests favoring men are among the most stable gender
differences found in cognitive ability measures. Even though several attempts have been …

Sabine Trepte, Markus Verbeet Journalismus und Wissenschaft tun sich nicht immer leicht
miteinander. Denn mancher Jour nalist und ebenso mancher Wissenschaftler pflegt …