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Research among Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language. Chinese Language Teachers Association Monograph Series. Volume IV
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Everson, Michael E., Ed.; Shen, Helen H., Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2010
Cutting-edge in its approach and international in its authorship, this fourth monograph in a series sponsored by the Chinese Language Teachers Association features eight research studies that explore a variety of themes, topics, and perspectives important to a variety of stakeholders in the Chinese language learning community. Employing a wide…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Languages, Second Language Learning, English
The Influence of System Characteristics on E-Learning Use
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Pituch, Keenan A.; Lee, Yao-kuei – Computers and Education, 2006
The benefits of an e-learning system will not be maximized unless learners use the system. This study proposed and tested alternative models that seek to explain student intention to use an e-learning system when the system is used as a supplementary learning tool within a traditional class or a stand-alone distance education method. The models…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Structural Equation Models, Distance Education, Internet
Using Skills and Strategies for Effective Learning. Learning Package No. 9.
Hong, Zhang; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on using skills and strategies for effective learning is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Strategies for Improving Teaching and Learning in Universities of Africa. A Report on the International Workshop (Nairobi, Kenya, September 13-21, 1982).
Dewal, O. S. – 1989
The objectives of the workshop were to discuss the need for staff development in African universities, explore various means to improve teaching and learning, prepare an outline to set up centers in universities to cater to the needs of staff development, and outline a basic approach for establishing a continental committee to coordinate and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Improvement, Faculty Development
Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series.
Palloff, Rena M.; Pratt, Keith – 1999
This book offers suggestions for developing well-planned and effective computer-mediated distance learning. Part 1 lays the foundation for a distance education framework. Chapter 1 explores issues involved in teaching and learning when learning moves into the online environment. Chapter 2 looks at the essence of the framework--the importance of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development
Collaborative and Cooperative Learning Techniques. Learning Package No. 6.
Compton, Joe; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on collaborative and cooperative learning techniques is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the topic;…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Teaching of Psychology: Ideas and Innovations. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology (10th, Ellenville, New York, March 20-22, 1996).
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Levine, Judith, Ed.; Indenbaum, Gene, Ed. – 1996
The 18 papers in this proceedings describe strategies and practices used in undergraduate psychology courses at two- and four-year colleges. The following presentations are included: "The Costs and Benefits of Critical Thinking," (Randall E. Osborne, Judy Laws, Ken Weadick, and Vicki Mantooth); "What's a Developmentalist To Do?" (Judith Luis);…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Cooperative Learning
Open and Distance Learning. A Special Issue of the BACIE Bibliography.
British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education, London (England). – 1985
This bibliography for trainers and teachers interested in open or distance learning lists 68 books and articles devoted to particular aspects of the "learning revolution," i.e., arrangements to enable people to learn at the time, place, and pace that satisfy their circumstances and requirements. Materials are listed under 12 headings:…
Descriptors: Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Guidance, Case Studies
Practical Approaches to Using Learning Styles in Higher Education.
Dunn, Rita, Ed.; Griggs, Shirley A., Ed. – 2000
The focus of this collection of essays is on new approaches to teaching in higher education. Selections are organized in five sections; the first section focuses on learning styles, while the remaining sections focus on applications in various academic disciplines. The chapters include: (1) "Capitalizing on College Students' Learning Styles:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Faculty, College Students