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Peer reviewedO'Hear, Michael F., Ed.; And Others – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 1986
Addressing issues on developmental education, instructional and learning methods, learning assistance and academic support, and reading and research, this issue of the Journal of College Reading and Learning includes the following articles: "Moving the Mountain to Mohammed: Study Skills Tutoring in the Residence Halls" (J. L. Rogers); "Memory…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Processes, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Alexander, David, Ed.; And Others – Council for Research in Music Education Bulletin, 1987
Intended as a memorial to Robert G. Sidnell, this special issue contains articles about areas of music education which he promoted. In "The Dimensions of Research in Music Education," Sidnell concluded that music education research encompasses all humanistic disciplines as well as the behavioral and social sciences. James Carlsen, in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedMagolda, Marcia B. Baxter, Ed. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2000
This volume offers an alternative diagnosis of the expectations gap that exists between students and professors. Professors' expectations often go far beyond students' assumptions about the nature of knowledge. It is not what students think but rather how they think that is important in the learning process. How students make meaning mediates how…
Descriptors: Black Students, Educational Environment, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship
Download full textBlosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1988
The reviews of articles contained in this issue have been grouped into those dealing with research related to cognitive development and to instruction. In addition, seven science education researchers have provided responses to critiques of their published research. Included are: (1) an analysis of an article designed to persuade researchers to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, College Science, Computer Uses in Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 23 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effects on reading comprehension of a number of reader-related factors, including lookback during studying, oral versus silent reading modes, reading…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Children, Discourse Analysis
Claxton, Charles S.; Ralston, Yvonne – 1978
Major research findings about student learning styles and implications for improving college and university teaching and the impact that instructional change has on college administration of instructional programs are addressed. The term "learning style" refers to a student's consistent way of responding and using stimuli in the context of…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Change Strategies, Cognitive Style, College Administration
Langer, Philip – TUTOR: Graduate Teacher Program Newsletter, 1987
Suggestions on how to enhance college teaching are provided. Lecturing is stressed as a critical component of teaching, and each lecture's introduction, main body, and conclusion must be correlated prior to any given lecture. Information on how to compose and give a lecture includes: what to put in an introduction; what can be done to help the…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Evaluation Methods, Grading
Cuasay, Peter – Higher Education Extension Service Review, 1992
This review explores the factors of cognitive processing, style, and metacognitive organization as they contribute to academic success. Specific discussions consider aspects of short- and long-term memory, including how these affect learning and academic performance, and the keys to attaining long-term memory capability by involving redundancy,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Journal of Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1995
Issues 1 and 2 (combined) of the 1995 journal contain these articles: "Accelerated Learning in a Beginning College-Level French Class at the University of Houston" (Patrice Caux); "The Psychobiology of Learning and Memory" (Don Schuster); "Do the Seeds of Accelerated Language Learning and Teaching Lie in a Behavioral…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Book Reviews, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes
Powell, J. P., Ed. – Higher Education Research & Development, 1983
Five articles on research and development in higher education and three review articles are presented. Titles and authors are as follows: "Students' Assessments of Instruction as a Basis for Teaching Improvement and Promotions Decisions: A Case-Study" (John Jones); "The Making of Academic Promotion Decisions: Criteria and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Research, Employment Practices, Evaluation Criteria
Makinen, Raimo, Ed.; And Others – 1985
The results of current research in higher education in Finland are described in 11 articles, published with the aim of reinforcing contacts with international researchers. Articles' titles and authors include: "University Development, Social Change, and Regional Policy" (Ari Antikainen); "Research on the Economics of Higher…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Choice, College Faculty, College Students
Lectura y Vida: Revista Latinoamericana de Lectura, 1998
The four 1998 issues of the journal on literacy education, entirely in Spanish, include these articles: "The Inevitable Radical Weakness of Language: Some Reflections about Forming Readers and Citizens" (Daniel Goldin); "Relationships among Reading and Writing, Thematic Units, Learning Through Research...In Search of Effective…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques
Carney, Thomas Q., Ed.; Luedtke, Jacqueline R., Ed.; Johnson, Jeffrey A., Ed. – Collegiate Aviation Review, 1998
This document contains four peer-reviewed papers about university-level aviation education that were presented at the 1998 Fall Education Conference of the University Aviation Association. "Setting the Foundation for Effective Learning: Utilizing the Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor Domains to Establish Rigorous Performance Learning…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Airports, Aviation Education, Behavioral Objectives
Woodward, Tessa, Ed. – The Teacher Trainer, 1990
This document consists of the three 1990 issues of "The Teacher Trainer," a journal for language teacher educators. The following articles appear in these issues: "Writing as a Learning Process in Teacher Education and Development"; "An 'Upside Down' Teacher Training Course"; "Training Teachers as Explainers: A…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Coreil, Clyde, Ed.; Napoliello, Mihri, Ed. – Journal of the Imagination in Language Learning, 1997
Articles on second language teaching and learning include: "Creativity with a Small 'c'" (Alan Maley); "National Standards & the Role of the Imagination in Foreign Language Learning" (Rebecca M. Valette); "Who Am I in English? Developing a Language Ego" (Jean Zukowski/Faust); "Steps to Dance in the Adult EFL…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Advertising, Childrens Literature
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