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Brewer, Elizabeth – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2011
Study abroad's purpose, once conceived primarily as a means for acquiring knowledge in a content area as well as language acquisition, began in the 1980s to be considered a vehicle for helping American students become less "parochial" and better prepared to live and work in a globalized world. To achieve these goals, students must be…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Workshops, Faculty Development, Study Abroad
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Huai, Heling – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1997
Describes the current situation of teaching and learning in China and the features of biology science; reviews existing theories of cognitive and learning styles as well as concept mapping. A Concept Mapping Training Course is outlined which incorporates concept mapping into biology learning. Students' different cognitive styles are taken into…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style