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Salisbury, Jane; Jephcote, Martin; Roberts, John – Research Papers in Education, 2009
The discussion of learning and teaching in this paper is based on data from a research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) programme. The research project is investigating the experiences of learning and working in further education colleges in Wales and the data used in…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Adult Education, Interviews, Learning Processes
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1984
Among the 12 documents selected for this annotated bibliography of documents and journal articles in the ERIC database is an expert's argument that the brain's multipath and multimodal capacities are ignored by educators. Another writer fears that the "back-to-basics" movement may have eclipsed the prominence earlier accorded to thinking…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Annotated Bibliographies, Concept Formation, Generalization
Laster, Janet F. – Vocational Education Journal, 1985
Presents suggestions for helping students broaden their learning skills: tell students you plan to help them learn to learn, hold class discussions where students share learning strategies, give students practice using unfamiliar learning strategies, pick a complex learning exercise and present it in steps, and vary your approach over the course…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Problem Solving, Student Participation
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Hembrow, Vern – Language Arts, 1986
Describes an approach to teaching the elementary school curriculum using heuristics, which develops children's critical thinking skills. (SRT)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Heuristics, Learning Processes
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Wells, Gordon; Wells, Jan – Theory into Practice, 1984
The way adults talk with children is important because different styles of interaction lead to different learning opportunities. Differences between child-parent linguistic interaction and child-teacher interactions are explored. Suggestions to help teachers interact more effectively are discussed. (DF)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Learning Processes, Parent Child Relationship
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Otis-Wilborn, Amy – Volta Review, 1995
Discusses curriculum for students with hearing impairments is discussed by using a paradigm of practical curriculum inquiry-based humanistic principles with a primary focus on self-understanding. Curriculum is viewed as being socially grounded and constructed. This reconceptualization of curriculum is based on the fundamental elements of teachers,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments
Katz, Joseph; Henry, Mildred – 1988
Ways in which faculty and students think and learn are defined and a new concept of undergraduate teaching is presented that involves the continuous interaction of professors and students. The book is the result of two projects conducted by the authors between 1978 and 1987 that involved 15 institutions, including DePauw University, Ohio Wesleyan…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, College Faculty, College Instruction
Graves, Donald H. – 1998
This anthology of 32 autobiographical tales is based on both personal and professional experiences. The anthology's eclectic tales offer: recalled moments of childhood wonder; anecdotes about remarkable and not-so-remarkable students; lessons from the pulpit as well as the battlefield; and stories of painful loss, hilarious mishaps, and awesome…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Processes
Gallas, Karen – 1994
Noting children's natural proclivity to interpret language freely and use that potential to expand and develop as learners, this book offers a new approach to understanding how young children communicate their knowledge of the world and how that understanding can transform the educative process. The book also describes the process of conducting…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cognitive Style, Epistemology, Learning Processes
Macian, Jan; Harewood, Glenn – OMLTA Journal, 1984
Textbooks play a greater role in students' learning than is usually recognized, and teachers should examine textbook materials more carefully to assess their value for different learners with different cognitive styles. A new, more student-centered model of teaching and learning, the Annehurst Curriculum Classification System (ACCS), focuses on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Learning Processes
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Purdy, Leslie N. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1986
Reviews criticisms and benefits of telecourses. Considers the instructional intent of telecourses and the assumptions held by telecourse producers and designers about telecourse students. Examines the role of various media in telecourse instruction, and the effects of television technology on the teaching and learning processes. (AYC)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Distance Education
Foriska, Terry J. – Schools in the Middle, 1992
Diagnosis of cognitive learning skills could be the first step to reducing painful learning environments. Every student has an individual learning style and different cognitive learning abilities. Teachers need to be aware of these differences and modify instruction based on the student needs. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Brockbank, Anne; McGill, Ian – 1998
This book is intended to help teachers and college students promote more effective learning through development of critical thinking and reflective learning skills. Part 1 is about theory; it consists of five chapters, which include an overview of the book's themes as well as discussions of learning philosophies and models, learning theories, the…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis
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
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Gambrell, Linda B. – Reading Teacher, 1985
Describes dialogue journals, which provide natural, functional experiences with both reading and writing. Suggests guidelines for both their classroom implementation and for teachers' responses to children's journal entries. (FL)
Descriptors: Classrooms, Communications, Elementary Education, Feedback
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