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Denis Staunton; Aimie Brennan – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2024
In this beautifully-written book, the authors skip across the many bridges that connect neuroscience to education, creating a wonderful resource for educators. They consider all the elements that an understanding of neuroscience can bring to education in a highly accessible manner, focusing on emotions and spiritual meaning as well as more…
Descriptors: Brain, Neurosciences, Educational Attainment, Educational Improvement
Brooks, Ben; Schaab, Katharine; Chapman, Natasha H. – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2019
One of the great challenges interdisciplinary programs face is fguring out how to get students to engage subject matter in a truly integrative way. To accomplish integration, students do not need to become experts in multiple felds, but they do need to understand how multiple modes of thinking, theoretical lenses, and content knowledge can be…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Capacity Building, Learning Strategies, Interdisciplinary Approach
Vosniadou, Stella; Lawson, Michael J.; Stephenson, Helen; Bodner, Erin – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2021
The purpose of this publication is to provide basic information to teachers about how to help students become independent learners. Its recommendations are based on the conceptual framework known as "self-regulated learning," or SRL. Self-regulated learners have flexible knowledge and skills that enable them to manage their cognition,…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Skill Development, 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement
Littrell-Baez, Megan K.; Friend, Angela; Caccamise, Donna; Okochi, Christine – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2015
Classroom tests have been traditionally used to assess student growth and content mastery. However, a wealth of research in cognitive and educational psychology has demonstrated that retrieval practice (testing) as a form of low-stakes, rather than traditional high-stakes testing, can also be used as an effective pedagogical tool, improving…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Course Content, Formative Evaluation, Learning Processes
Winkelmes, Mary-Ann, Ed.; Boye, Allison, Ed.; Tapp, Suzanne, Ed. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2019
This book offers a comprehensive guide to the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework that has convincingly demonstrated that implementation increases retention and improved outcomes for all students. Its premise is simple: to make learning processes explicit and equitably accessible for all students. Transparent instruction…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Skill Development
Clark, Amy; Henderson, Peter; Gifford, Sue – Education Endowment Foundation, 2020
"Improving Mathematics in the Early Years and Key Stage 1" reviews the best available evidence to offer five recommendations for developing the maths skills of 3-7-year olds. Recommendations include integrating maths into different activities throughout the day -- for example, at registration and snack time -- to familiarise children…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods
Twyman, Janet; Redding, Sam – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2015
This publication and its companion, "Personal Competencies/Personalized Learning: Lesson Plan Reflection Guide," were created in response to a request for further development of the practical application of personalized learning concepts by teachers. Personalized learning varies the time, place, and pace of learning for each student, and…
Descriptors: Reflection, Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs
Ferenc, Anna – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2015
This article discusses transformation of passive knowledge receptivity into experiences of deep learning in a lecture-based music theory course at the second-year undergraduate level through implementation of collaborative projects that evoke natural critical learning environments. It presents an example of such a project, addresses key features…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Music Education, Majors (Students), Honors Curriculum
Fitzgerald, Carlton J., Ed.; Laurian-Fitzgerald, Simona, Ed.; Popa, Carmen, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
As traditional classroom settings are transitioning to online environments, teachers now face the challenge of using this medium to promote effective learning strategies, especially when teaching older age groups. Because adult learners bring a different set of understandings and skills to education than younger students, such as more job and life…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Learning Strategies, Adult Learning, Adult Education
Schiering, Marjorie S.; Bogner, Drew; Buli-Holmberg, Jorun – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011
Learners are multi-faceted, unique people. Discovering the whole individual is incumbent upon realizing the teaching/learning environments, common social and societal realities, and belief and value systems respective of academic and socio-societal factors that establish who one is as a learner and teacher. In "Learning and Teaching," the authors…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Learning Processes, Memory, Educational Strategies
Fleming, Keith; Panizzon, Debra – Teaching Science, 2010
Learning is most effective when the scientific context used in the classroom is a transformed extension of the students' real world and so inspires students' intrinsic motivation, encouraging students to ask meaningful questions and seek their own answers through an inquiry or investigative approach. The Student Owned Learning Model (SOLM)…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Learning Strategies, Lifelong Learning, Motivation
Postholm, May Britt – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2010
This article outlines in a theoretical and practical way the concepts of self-regulated learning, learning strategies and metacognition by looking at concrete examples in the classroom. The teachers presented in the article were taking part in a research and development (R&D) work project in which they were cooperating both with each other and…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Learning Processes
Jonassen, David, Ed.; Land, Susan, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments" provides students, faculty, and instructional designers with a clear, concise introduction to the major pedagogical and psychological theories and their implications for the design of new learning environments for schools, universities, or corporations. Leading experts describe the most…
Descriptors: Expertise, Communities of Practice, Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design
Vesely, Pamela J.; Gryder, Nancy L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2009
To learn and master new concepts, including the acquisition of new vocabulary, students must be able to sustain attention during direct instruction, stay focused throughout the guided practice activity, and successfully complete the independent practice assignments. Yet, difficulty with maintaining attention is a common characteristic for students…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Semantics
Gr ver Aukrust, Vibeke, Ed. – Elsevier, 2011
This collection of 58 articles from the recently-published third edition of the International Encyclopedia of Education focuses on learning, memory, attention, problem solving, concept formation, and language. Learning and cognition is the foundation of cognitive psychology and encompasses many topics including attention, memory, categorization,…
Descriptors: Memory, Concept Formation, Cognitive Psychology, Problem Solving