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Goodwin, Bryan; Hall, Pete; Simeral, Alisa – McREL International, 2019
Too often, professional development (PD) sessions consist of little more than delivering lists of things teachers should know and should be doing. There is little to no follow up. There are few opportunities to think about how to adapt and apply the learning to fit your own classroom context, or to try it out and compare outcomes with fellow…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Faculty Development, Teacher Empowerment, Educational Practices
Franklin, Jason M. – PEPNet 2, 2013
The Essential Skills Team knows that each student has a unique learning style, home and school environment, academic and personal strengths and experiences, and family backgrounds. One of the goals when creating the Essential Skills Campus was to provide resources that harness the strengths and experiences students bring with them to their first…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Study Skills, Goal Orientation, Cognitive Style
Heacox, Diane; Cash, Richard M. – Free Spirit Publishing, 2014
Within a group of advanced learners, the variety of abilities, talents, interests, and learning styles can be formidable. For the first time, this book connects the unique learning differences among gifted students to the specific teaching methods used to tailor their educational experiences. Differentiated instruction for gifted and talented…
Descriptors: Gifted, Individualized Instruction, Honors Curriculum, Advanced Placement
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Scott, Sophia; Koch, Doug – Journal of Technology Studies, 2010
This article focuses on how technology educators can challenge students to "think" about technical problems. A key aspect of success in quality problem solving is understanding learning preferences and problem-solving approaches. The Learning Style Inventory (LSI) can be used to assess an individual's ideal way to learn, in essence, a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Problem Solving, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
Curriculum Review, 2008
"Teaching Kids to Change the World: Lessons to Inspire Social Responsibility for Grades 6-12," by Jennifer Griffin-Wiesner and Chris Maser, is a practical guide that provides educators with the essential tools to inspire young people to change the world for the better. Focusing on eight principles of change, it includes lessons, examples and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Young Adults, Social Responsibility, Change Agents
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Woods, Donald R. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1985
Describes Noel Entwhistle's book "Styles of Learning and Teaching," detailing how it can be used to help students learn and store knowledge. Also describes a course on the theory and practice of cognitive processes taught at Carnegie Mellon University. (DH)
Descriptors: Books, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Course Descriptions
Beachner, Lynne; Pickett, Anola – 2001
This book offers teachers a toolbox for discovering the innate strengths and talents and the unique learning styles of each student. Drawing from Howard Gardner's work on multiple intelligences, the book offers more than a dozen activities specifically tailored to each of the eight multiple intelligences: verbal/linguistic, mathematical/logical,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Multiple Intelligences
MacClintic, Scott D.; Nelson, Genevieve M. – 1996
There has been much discussion recently of the effect that gender and learning style have on student performance. Educators have attempted to develop new teaching and assessment strategies that accommodate a variety of learning styles, and both males and females are becoming more aware of gender-related traits and their relationship to classroom…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Issues
Petrina, Stephen – Information Science Publishing, 2007
Because of the nature of their subject, technology teachers have found ways to make learning active and exciting, often through new activities and projects that have real-world relevance. As technology fields grow, the success of technology teachers is tied in with innovation rather than the accomplishments of the past. This book provides a…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Innovation, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
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Monaco, Theresa M.; Georgiades, William Den Hartog – Roeper Review, 1986
Teachers have successfully used three Principles of Teacher Training (Curry Sato, 1984) as guidelines for identifying and solving instructional problems with gifted students. Teaching styles were changed through training, which was (1) reinforced through appropriate materials; (2) attempted to meet participants' specific needs; and (3) was…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Bermudez, Andrea – 1986
A study examined the possible differences in home training received by Hispanics and Anglos, the development of particular problem-solving styles as a result of home training, and possible differences between Hispanics and Anglos in problem-solving styles. A questionnaire was used to investigate home teaching style, actualization of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Context, Family Influence, Family Life
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Hill, Douglas M.; Redden, Michael G. – School Science and Mathematics, 1984
Seventy fifth-grade students in Australia were observed as each solved a jigsaw puzzle. Boys obtained higher scores on a measure of cognitive style and took less time to complete the jigsaw task; the two measures were significantly correlated. Uses of tangrams are also discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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Garofalo, Joe; Bryant, Jerry – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Offers five suggestions to help students assess the reasonableness of their answers: (1) giving students a variety of problems; (2) facilitating students' discussions and interpretations of the problem conditions; (3) encouraging students to estimate answers before carrying out calculations; (4) encouraging students to ask whether their answers…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Estimation (Mathematics)
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Rush, G. Michael; Moore, David M. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991
Presents study results suggesting some malleability in learning strategies that flow from cognitive style. Examines the effects and practicability of restructuring training as a means of addressing individual learner differences. Reports that training enhanced performance on two dependent measures tasks. Concludes that field-dependent learners…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Educational Research
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Nuy, H. J. P. – Higher Education, 1991
A study in a Dutch law school investigated interactions between students' learning orientation (internalizing/meaning, dependent, minimalistic, achieving/strategic) and appreciation of aspects of structure (content, organization, social) in the educational environment and curriculum. A consistent pattern of student attitudes that varied according…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Curriculum Design, Educational Environment
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