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Dillon, J. T. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1981
The second in a series of articles concerning the pros and cons of whether it is better to use questioning as part of the teaching device or not to question during discussion focuses on the most effective nonquestioning techniques. Alternatives to questioning are given. (JN)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Inquiry, Learning Processes, Questioning Techniques

Willis, Deborah – Higher Education, 1993
A study of 58 Victoria University (Australia) students investigated factors in their learning experience that encouraged or discouraged academic involvement. Results suggest students experience involvement in qualitatively and quantitatively different ways that appear to be related to different approaches to learning and that interaction of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Administration, College Students, Foreign Countries

Dillon, J. T. – Educational Leadership, 1984
Finds volumes of research on questioning and none on discussion. Defines discussion and presents concepts and techniques that facilitate it in the classroom. Recommends the need for further research. (MD)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education

Edwards, John; Marland, Perc – Educational Leadership, 1984
Reports on a study of four Australian 11th-grade biology students that used stimulated recall to evaluate student thinking processes.The study confirmed the complexity of the teaching-learning process. (MD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Educational Research, Learning Processes
Collet-Klingenberg, Lana; Chadsey-Rusch, Janis – 1990
This study evaluated a cognitive-process approach used to train three secondary-aged students with moderate mental retardation on a social skill involving response to criticism. The cognitive-process approach teaches a generative process of social behavior rather than specific component behaviors; relies on receptive and expressive language…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Criticism, Employment, Interpersonal Competence
Stahl, Robert J. – 1994
Students must have uninterrupted periods of time to process information, to reflect on what has been said, observed, or done, and to consider what their personal responses will be. After at least three seconds of uninterrupted silence, a significant number of positive outcomes occur for students and teachers. Students are more effective in…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Inquiry, Learning Processes

Zalanowski, Annette H. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1990
Analyzes effect of brain hemisphere orientation on music appreciation. Reports results from 36 left-hemisphere and 36 right-hemisphere undergraduates who responded to a musical selection verbally or visually. Finds right-hemisphere students show greater appreciation, measured by attention, understanding, and enjoyment scores. Discusses…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research

Steffens, Henry – Social Studies, 1991
Recommends using informal writing exercises to increase students' involvement in large survey history courses. Explains several activities in which undergraduates collect their thoughts on particular lecture topics. Also suggests that students keep journals to accompany reading assignments. Argues that journal writing enlivens the material and…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Curriculum, Higher Education, History Instruction
Chilver, Peter; Gould, Gerard – 1982
Written by teachers for teachers, this book on language in the classroom is concerned with the various ways children are taught and the various ways they learn in response to that teaching. Chapter 1 analyzes the prewriting discussion of a group of 16 year olds to provide a model of language in use, and suggests four factors affecting the quality…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cloze Procedure, Content Area Writing, Creative Writing