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Strickland, Catherine R.; Iran-Nejad, Asghar – 1994
This paper explores how individuals develop their personal definitions of teaching and learning and how that translates into the classroom. The literature on psychological and educational research suggests that human thinking and communication are profoundly metaphorical in nature. If this is true, metaphors can play a valuable role in revealing,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Imagery, Learning Processes
Hortin, John A. – 1984
Conventional experimental research in mental imagery and visualization presents conflicting findings. Naturalistic inquiry offers an alternative approach for the study of mental imagery and problem solving. Paulo Freire, for example, used a naturalistic approach that emphasized active involvement in learning. Imagery can play an important role in…
Descriptors: Imagery, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Learning Processes
Moon, Charles E.; And Others – 1985
As consciousness becomes a more viable field of investigation and research, more attempts are being made to examine states of consciousness and their effects on certain abilities. A meta-analysis was used to examine the state of relaxation and its effects on learning, performance, and academic achievement. A search of PsychINFO, the data base of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Cognitive Processes, College Students
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Weed, Keri; Ryan, Ellen Bouchard – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1985
Investigates the relationship between auditory and visual processing modality and strategy instruction in first- and second-grade children. Determines sentence strategy to be effective for both auditory and visual processing. (HOD)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Grade 1, Grade 2, Imagery