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Lambert, Linda – 1984
An interview study examined the assumptions about adult learning held by 28 educational policy-makers, researchers, and staff developers. Fifteen assumptions were inferred from the interview data, each forming a dimension that describes learning as experienced by the participants: (1) Adult learning experiences are envisioned as similar for all…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Style, Educational Researchers, Faculty Development
Download full textSchonwetter, Dieter J.; And Others – 1993
This study investigated the effects of college students' actual, rather than manipulated, perception of control along with expressive instruction, as they relate to cognitive and emotional aspects of academic achievement. In a simulated college classroom study, 228 male and female introductory psychology students at the University of Manitoba…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Style, College Instruction
Stage, Frances K.; Muller, Patricia, A.; Kinzie, Jillian; Simmons, Ada – 1998
This report reviews the literature on learning theories and frameworks applicable to instruction of undergraduate college students. An introductory section provides an overview and discusses the importance of learning frameworks. The first half of the volume addresses various theoretical frameworks in detail. These include: motivation theories,…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, College Instruction
Stage, Frances K.; Muller, Patricia, A.; Kinzie, Jillian; Simmons, Ada – 1998
This Digest of a larger report with the same title examines the application of learning theory to the quality of learning in undergraduate college classrooms. Relevant theories are identified, including theories which address college students' attributions for success or failure, self-efficacy, social constructivism, conscientization, multiple…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, College Instruction
Higbee, Jeanne L.; Dwinell, Patricia L. – 1988
Measures used at the Division of Developmental Studies at the University of Georgia in constructing a student profile (specifically, of high-risk college freshmen) are discussed. The areas measured concern: goals; learning styles; career exploration; stress and academic anxiety; developmental tasks; and locus of control. The goals checklist…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Anxiety, Career Exploration, Cognitive Style
Johnson, Marilyn J., Ed.; Ramirez, Bruce A., Ed. – 1987
The document contains summaries of papers and ensuing discussions presented at a 1985 symposium on exceptional American Indian children and youth. The opening address (by Beverly Valley, a parent and school board member) stresses the role of parents and the need for less culturally biased testing. Two papers deal with parent and family…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
