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Li, Weidong – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2015
Teacher-student interactions are at the core of the teaching-learning process. There is research evidence showing that a teacher's caring behavior is strongly related to students' attitudes and engagement in physical education (PE). This article discusses practical strategies that PE teachers can employ to create a caring learning environment,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Physical Education, Caring, Learner Engagement
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Bowne, Mary; Cutler, Kay; DeBates, Debra; Gilkerson, Deanna; Stremmel, Andrew – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2010
The purpose of this paper was to examine how pedagogical documentation and collaborative dialogue served as tools of inquiry for a group of undergraduate Early Childhood Education pre-service teachers at a Midwestern university. The research was a collaborative effort of several faculty members who formed a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Children, Learning Processes, Misconceptions
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Deming, John C.; Cracolice, Mark S. – Science Teacher, 2004
Teaching strategies are becoming increasingly oriented toward guiding students' knowledge construction through cooperative learning. Enhancing students' cognitive development is a priority; students must "learn how to think." Inquiry instruction provides students with tools to make decisions based upon available evidence and an opportunity to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Methods, Learning Processes, Thinking Skills
Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center, Seattle, WA. – 1997
This document contains the materials required for two 6-hour workshop sessions designed to introduce educators working with adult basic education (ABE) and/or English-as-a-second-language (ESL) students to the use of cooperative learning in adult education classrooms by modeling. Included in the document are the following: introduction (overviews…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques
Putnam, A. R. – 2001
Research on how the brain works has resulted in wider-scale adoption of the principles of problem-based learning (PBL) in many areas of education, including technology education. The PBL approach is attractive to curriculum developers because it is based on interdisciplinary learning, results in multiple outcomes, is integrated and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adoption (Ideas), Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education
Dilworth, Robert L.; Willis, Verna J. – 2003
This book provides information and strategies on how adult educators can integrate action learning concepts in their teaching practice. The book defines action learning as going beyond the traditional idea of "learn by doing" and applies it to various organizational cultures and educational contexts. Chapter 1 introduces the origins of action…
Descriptors: Action Research, Active Learning, Adult Development, Adult Education