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Conceptions of Teaching and the Education of Second Language Teachers.
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Freeman, Donald; Richards, Jack C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1993
Using Zahorik's framework, which classifies conceptions of teaching into three categories (science/research, theory/philosophy, and art/craft), this paper reviews different conceptions of second-language instruction prevalent in the English-as-a-Second-Language teaching field. The aim is to shift the focus of discussion from behavior/activity to…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)
Needed: Better Methods for Testing Higher-Order Thinking Skills.
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Quellmalz, Edys S. – Educational Leadership, 1985
Recent advances in theory and research provide a basis for defining higher-order thinking skills and for designing tests of such skills. (MCG)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
A System of Constructs Used to Define Learning in Development; Further Used to Define Disturbances of Learning in and to Define Corresponding "Treatments" of Persons Who Manifest Retarded Intellectual Development. An ILF-Approach.
Nyborg, Magne – 1982
A theoretical situation-person-interactions model of learning and performance is presented, and applications of the model through the Instrumental Language Functions (ILF) approach with preschool normal and older variously handicapped children and adults are described. The model is graphically depicted and discussed according to such aspects as…
Descriptors: Adults, Classification, Concept Formation, Decoding (Reading)
The Impact of Native Language Learning Problems on Foreign Language Learning: Illustrations of the Linguistic Coding Deficit Hypothesis.
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Sparks, Richard L.; Ganschow, Leonore – Modern Language Journal, 1993
A discussion of the Linguistic Coding Deficit Hypothesis presents an overview of the theory; describes five prototypes of second-language learners, each illustrated by a distinct language processing profile; and examines how the ability to identify prototypes can help teachers interpret student difficulties and design instruction to address them.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classification, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
Better Understanding Learning Disabilities: New Views from Research and Their Implications for Education and Public Policies.
Lyon, G. Reid, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This book examines critical issues in classification and definition of learning disabilities; the development of theory in learning disabilities; the development of cognitive, developmental, and educational models of learning disabilities; and social and public policy in learning disabilities. After an introductory chapter by G. Reid Lyon and…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Psychology, Definitions, Developmental Psychology