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Shedlin, Allan, Jr. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
The best elementary schools celebrate individual differences among students. Mindful of the need for creative adaptation, this article summarizes qualitative indicators of effective schools, including happy environment, varied learning styles, mutual regard between children and adults, school readiness and enthusiasm, well-articulated mission,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Individual Differences, Outcomes of Education
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Sinatra, Camille – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
The article describes five diverse secondary schools with successful programs to provide responsive instruction based on individual learning styles. Schools include a school for gifted students in Minnesota, a middle school in New Jersey, and three schools in New York. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Environmental Influences, Gifted, Individual Differences
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Andrews, Roland H. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
The article describes the dramatic improvement in reading achievement, decrease in discipline problems, and improvement in student attitudes in a North Carolina elementary school over a two-year period when students were taught through their preferred learning styles. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education
Burke, Joseph C. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2004
Trustees find themselves in the middle of an ongoing battle over accountability and autonomy. Government officials accuse the academy of being more interested in autonomy than accountability--more interested in demanding financial support than in serving public priorities. Business leaders question the responsiveness of colleges and universities…
Descriptors: Trustees, Accountability, Change Strategies, Administrator Role
Wolfe, Ethyle R. – Humanities, 1989
Examines the history of curriculum development at Brooklyn College (New York) in order to show that a coherent general education requirement is most likely to address the problem of student diversity. Suggests this core curriculum can be replicated at other institutions. Emphasizes the need for sustained faculty development. (KO)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Programs, Core Curriculum, Cultural Differences
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Valle, Joan Della – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
A principal of a New York elementary school describes how implementation of a testing program to determine individual learning styles and modification of the instructional environment to meet individual learning-style needs has been received enthusiastically by teachers, parents, and students. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Environmental Influences, Individual Differences
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Vendrovskaia, R. B. – Russian Education and Society, 1992
Discusses the history and role of differentiated secondary education in the former Soviet Union. Outlines the responsibilities of differentiated instruction. Offers suggestions for continuing this type of education in the future. (SG)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Curriculum Design, Educational History, Educational Trends
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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
Rowe, Helga A. H.; And Others – 1993
This book is about learning and teaching with personal computers. It is aimed at teachers, student teachers, those responsible for pre-service and in-service teacher training, school administrators, and parents. The book is arranged in four sections. Part I includes two chapters providing a theoretical framework for learning and teaching with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation