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Anderson, James A.; Adams, Maurianne – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
In instructional design for higher education, it is important to the success of all students to take into account the differences in individual learning styles. Research indicates that different student populations have characteristically different approaches to learning and that teachers can use patterns of effective practice to foster success…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, College Instruction, College Students
Capper, Colleen A. – 1989
This article proposes the use of special education knowledge within a general education framework. Research on federal policies to achieve educational equity has shown that special education policies have created elements of an unequal educational system. Rural educators need to move beyond "special education" in rural settings, to address the…
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
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Mills, Carol J.; Durden, William G. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1992
This article reviews the literature on cooperative learning and ability grouping for gifted students and concludes that grouping, in and of itself, does not affect achievement and that grouping decisions need to be based on educational choices according to students' individual needs. Schools are encouraged to provide both ability grouping and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
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Freagon, Sharon; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1995
Maintains that children with disabilities increasingly are attending schools and classrooms they would attend if they did not have disabilities. Reports that educational research indicates little evidence that ability grouping improves academic achievement among these students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development