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Munday, Ian – Oxford Review of Education, 2011
The aim of this paper is to bring critical attention to the ways in which notions of "success" and "failure" are applied to teaching and learning in schools in England and Wales. The main philosophical text that guides the discussion is Derrida's "Signature event context", which contains a reading of J.L. Austin's…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies
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James, Mary; McCormick, Robert – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2009
School pupils learning how to learn (LHTL), aimed at helping them develop learning autonomy, requires teachers to develop new classroom practices. Hence teachers LHTL is equally important. The TLRP "Learning How to Learn in Classrooms, Schools and Networks" project researched how practices were developed by teachers in 40 primary and…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, School Policy
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Courcier, Ikumi – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2007
This paper explores personalised learning, which is a "new" teaching and learning style in the Five Year Strategy for Children and Learners launched by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) for England in 2004. The research was based on semi-structured interviews with 13 teachers mainly in charge of Key Stage 3 at two 11-18…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ridgers, Nicola D.; Fazey, Della M. A.; Fairclough, Stuart J. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Background: Physical education (PE) aims to enhance self-esteem, develop sporting interests and to encourage a physically active life-style. However, little is known about how a fear of negative evaluation (FNE), the socially evaluative aspect of social anxiety, affects children's attitudes to PE. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Areas, Physical Education
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Martin, David S.; Craft, Anna; Sheng, Zhang Ning – American Annals of the Deaf, 2001
Teacher cohorts in England and China received special training in techniques for teaching higher-level critical and creative cognitive strategies to deaf learners. Evaluation after 6 months of classroom implementation found students improved in reasoning and critical (but not creative) thinking and teachers developed cognitive terminology and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Education, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kutnick, Peter J. – Science Education, 1990
Described is the importance of the cognitive level of science pupils, cognitive demands of the curriculum, and the social/cultural context within which curricula are planned. Emphasized is the historical division between planning and implementation. Suggestions for improvement are provided. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
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Schug, Mark C. – International Journal of Social Education, 1994
Maintains that instruction in economics education is not yet fully established in schools. Presents three generalizations about teaching and learning economics and the implications for curriculum development and instruction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills