Descriptor
Source
| Teachers College Press | 1 |
Author
| Drago-Severson, Eleanor | 1 |
| Piper, Terry | 1 |
| Sage, Sara | 1 |
| Sims, Ronald R., Ed. | 1 |
| Sims, Serbrenia J., Ed. | 1 |
| Torp, Linda | 1 |
| Vidakovich, Jim | 1 |
Publication Type
| Books | 5 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 2 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Reference Materials - General | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Education | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 3 |
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Torp, Linda; Sage, Sara – 2002
This book serves as a guide for educators who want to know about and use problem-based learning (PBL) in their schools. Chapter 1 provides anecdotal reports by teachers and students, including examples from universities as well as elementary and secondary education. Chapter 2 gives an overview of PBL for those who want to learn more about the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Activities
Vidakovich, Jim – 2000
This guide to interactive training provides tools and techniques to stimulate the trainer's imagination to provide enriching, engaging training and an energizing learning experience. An introduction describes a REST Stop: give time to Reflect on the concept, Expand the content and Extract ideas with the intent of Stimulating imaginative Thinking.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
Direct linkDrago-Severson, Eleanor – Teachers College Press, 2004
This book offers a new and promising way to support adults in Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) programs specifically, and learners in adult education, in general. Applying renowned Harvard University psychologist Robert Kegan's constructive-development theory, Drago-Severson depicts an in-depth…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Program Design, Literacy, Work Environment
Sims, Ronald R., Ed.; Sims, Serbrenia J., Ed. – 1995
This volume contains 12 papers on models of different learning styles, instruments to evaluate learning styles, and techniques for assessing individual learning characteristics as well as the future of learning style research and its implications for enhancing learning in higher education institutions. The papers are: "Learning Enhancement in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Style, College Faculty, College Instruction
Piper, Terry – 1993
Issues in children's language learning, particularly as it relates to learning English as a Second Language (ESL), are discussed. The book is intended as a practical resource for regular or ESL teachers. The first chapter looks at the processes by which and conditions in which children become bilingual, both at home and in school. The second…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Children, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Style
