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Kivunja, Charles – International Journal of Higher Education, 2015
Efficacy of a teaching strategy technically refers to the ability of that strategy to produce a desired or intended learning outcomes. To date, there is little information on the efficacy of social media technologies in academia and it is likely to be some time before their effectiveness is proven. It is therefore legitimate to ask the question,…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Communities of Practice, Teaching Methods, Universities
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Goldman, Juliette D. G. – Educational Research, 2010
Background: Teachers of sexuality education can often be uncertain about what theoretical basis and pedagogical strategies to use in their teaching. Sexuality educational programmes designed by teachers can often show few evident theoretical principles that have been applied in its construction. Thus, there seems to be a dearth of evidence of ways…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Sex Education, Educational Theories, Linguistics
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Mokhtar, Intan Azura; Majid, Shaheen – Education for Information, 2006
Information literacy has been a popular slogan in the education sector since it was first used in the 1970s. Despite extensive recognition of the importance of information literacy in education and learning, its importance in the school curriculum has not yet been fully recognized. This paper discusses the importance of information literacy and…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Teaching Methods
Smith, Peter; Dalton, Jennifer – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2005
This booklet, part of the "Getting to Grips with..." series, gives teachers and trainers in vocational education and training some easily digestible information about learning styles. It provides practical tips on how to identify students' learning styles, and how to respond to individuals and groups based on their preferred methods of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Vocational Education, Cognitive Style, Learning Theories
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White, Julie; Dixon, Mary; Smerdon, Lynda – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2004
In recent years, pre-service teacher education has attempted to incorporate into programs an understanding of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences as it applies to schools. In this paper the tension between "learning about" multiple intelligences and "learning through" multiple intelligences supports Gardner's (1993)…
Descriptors: Opera, Multiple Intelligences, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries
Hones, Donald F. – Multicultural Education, 2007
Most of the students at Milpera State High School are in Australia because of wars, famine, or economic devastation in their homelands. Many have suffered the additional loss of parents and other family members. Some have low (or nonexistent) literacy in their native languages, and many have had few opportunities for formal education. Such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Educational Quality, Refugees
Winch-Dummett, Carlene – International Education Journal, 2006
A study undertaken in two primary schools and a pre-school in a multicultural urban area of NSW identified five pedagogical topics that incorporated successful teaching practices and processes that accord with the Delors Report recommendations. The report recommended that education for the future should be organised around the four pillars of…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Down, Cathy – 2001
An ongoing research project in Australia is focused on the concept of the transfer of competence across different working situations. It establishes a framework for learning that is student-centered and that integrates the concepts of activity theory, expansive learning, communities of practice, and multiple intelligences. Perceptions of those…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Context Effect, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
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Ho, Kwok Keung, Ed. – New Horizons in Education, 2002
These two issues include articles under the following headings: themes in education, curriculum and instruction, and theories, practicals, and experiences. The first issue includes: "Parent Participation: The Implications of a Complaint Case" (Ping Man Wong and Antony Yuk Cheung Chan); "Education for New Arrivals and Multicultural…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cantonese, Childrens Literature, Chinese