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Butler, Lucas Payne, Ed.; Ronfard, Samuel, Ed.; Corriveau, Kathleen H., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2020
Questioning others is one of the most powerful methods that children use to learn about the world. How does questioning develop? How is it socialized? And how can questioning be leveraged to support learning and education? In this volume, some of the world's leading experts are brought together to explore critical issues in the development of…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Cognitive Development, Child Development, Comprehension
Robertson, Dana A., Ed.; Hall, Leigh A., Ed.; Brock, Cynthia H., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2023
Professional learning (PL) opportunities are essential for PreK-12 literacy educators, but too often these efforts fail to help teachers develop and deeply engage with their work. This forward-looking book describes keys to providing effective, sustainable literacy PL that values teachers over test scores and capitalizes on social networks and…
Descriptors: Literacy, Professional Development, Equal Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Maloney, Alan P., Ed.; Confrey, Jere, Ed.; Nguyen, Kenny H., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2014
The driving forces behind mathematics learning trajectories is the need to understand how children actually learn and make sense of mathematics--how they progress from prior knowledge, through intermediate understandings, to the mathematics target understandings--and how to use these insights to improve instruction and student learning. In this…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Prior Learning, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation
Rappolt-Schlichtmann, Gabrielle, Ed.; Daley, Samantha G., Ed.; Rose, L. Todd, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2012
This fascinating and inventive book surveys the UDL research field in comprehensive detail while pointing in--imaginative and necessary ways--to crucial research undertakings yet to come. In recent years there has been heightened interest in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), particularly within the worlds of education policy and practice. As a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Research, Social Influences, Context Effect
Waxman, Hersholt C., Ed.; And Others – 1988
These papers provide summaries of the most important discussions, conclusions, and issues from papers presented at a conference on reflective inquiry in teacher education. The following areas are covered: (1) new images for reflecting about teacher education; (2) reflecting on reflection in teacher education; (3) research on reflection in teacher…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Lewis, Jill, Ed.; Moorman, Gary, Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2007
This comprehensive resource explores how adolescence and academic achievement are defined within today's political context, examines the in-school potential of teens' out-of-school immersion in digital technologies and popular culture, and shows teachers how to embed comprehension strategies into classroom instruction. The book contains innovative…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Teachers, Educational Strategies
Paul, Rhea, Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006
The last 25 years have witnessed an explosion of research at the intersection of typical language development and child language disorders. A pioneer in bringing these fields of study together is Robin S. Chapman, Emerita, University of Wisconsin. This contributed volume honors her with chapters written by former students and colleagues, who track…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Comprehension, Language Impairments
Estes, W. K., Ed. – 1978
This book concludes a six-volume review of research and theory on learning and cognition. Its six chapters cover the following topics: theories of semantic memory, comprehension and memory of text, coding processes in memory, perceptual learning from reading, speech perception, and the organization and core concepts of learning theory and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Research
McAllister, Deborah A., Ed.; Cutcher, Cortney L., Ed. – Online Submission, 2011
As a part of the teacher licensure program at the graduate level at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the M.Ed. Licensure candidate is required to complete an action research project during a 3-semester-hour course that coincides with the 9-semester-hour student teaching experience. This course, Education 5900 Culminating…
Descriptors: Action Research, Research Projects, Student Attitudes, Economics Education
Costa, Arthur L., Ed. – 1991
This eight-part book contains 69 articles which address topics related to helping students become effective thinkers. The articles are organized under these categories: (1) the need to teach students to think; (2) creating school conditions for thinking; (3) what is thinking? deciding on definitions; (4) a curriculum for thinking; (5) thinking…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking
Costa, Arthur L., Ed. – 1991
This book contains 29 articles which address topics related to teaching thinking. The articles include: (1) "Balancing Process and Content" (Marilyn Jager Adams); (2) "Structure of Intellect (SOI)" (Mary N. Meeker); (3) "Instrumental Enrichment" (Francis R. Link); (4) "Thinking to Write: Assessing Higher-Order Cognitive Skills and Abilities"…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking
Costa, Arthur L., Ed. – 2001
The major purpose of this book is to rejuvenate the focus on thinking throughout the curriculum. This collection of 85 essays is intended to help educational leaders--teachers, administrators, curriculum workers, staff developers, and teacher educators--infuse curriculum, instruction, and school organization with practices that more fully develop…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking
Romberg, Thomas A., Ed.; Carpenter, Thomas P., Ed.; Dremock, Fae, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2005
The research reported in this book provides reliable evidence on and knowledge about mathematics and science instruction that emphasizes student understanding--instruction consistent with the needs of students who will be citizens in an increasingly demanding technological world. The National Center for Improving Student Learning in Mathematics…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education