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Wong, Bernice Y. L. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1988
The instructional model for intervention research in learning disabilities includes three foci: (1) knowledge inculcation (including declarative, procedural, and metacognitive knowledge); (2) students' cognitive processing of their training activities; and (3) students' motivation to learn. Advantages of the model include ease of linking with any…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Methods, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Forness, Steven R.; Kavale, Kenneth A. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1993
A meta-analysis of 268 studies suggested a deficit in subjects with mental retardation (compared to controls without mental retardation) across 12 categories of learning tasks, a relative deficit which remained, after training, across 7 categories of strategies. When strategy training was evaluated, the effect size was 0.701, which compares…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedThornburg, Devin G. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1991
A "cognitive apprenticeship" approach was evaluated with 58 high-risk grade 7 social studies students. The three teachers were trained to provide explicit instruction of higher order cognitive strategies through modeling, monitoring, and collaborative role-playing activities. Students' writing showed significant improvements and was judged similar…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Methods, Grade 7, High Risk Students
