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Roh, Kyeong Ha – 2003
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) describes a learning environment in which problems drive the learning; that is, learning begins with a problem to be solved and the problem is posed in such a way that students need to gain new knowledge before they can solve it. This ERIC Digest discusses many aspects of PBL including PBL and problem solving, PBL and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Learning Strategies
Abdullah, Mardziah Hayati – 1998
This Digest discusses Problem-Based Learning (PBL), a method developed by H.S. Barrows (1986), and originally created to prepare medical students for real-world problems by letting them solve medical problems based on real cases. The Digest contends that PBL can situate language learning in the real world by posing problems like those found in…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Language Acquisition
Christen, William L.; Murphy, Thomas J. – 1991
It appears that the value of providing students with strategies to activate their prior knowledge base or to build a base if one does not exist is supported by current research. Creating an opportunity to challenge students to call on their collective experiences (prior knowledge) is essential. Through this process, teachers move students from…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Processes
Menchaca, Velma D.; Ruiz-Escalante, Jose A. – 1995
Children of migrant farmworkers spend parts of each school year in different communities across the country; some children migrate back and forth between schools in Mexico and the United States. The hardships and rich experiences of this lifestyle provide educators with unique challenges and, at the same time, opportunities to learn and develop…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies
Collins, Norma Decker – 1996
This Digest focuses on motivating the low performing adolescent in a remedial reading or subject area classroom--the idea is that students who are disengaged from their own learning processes are not likely to perform well in school. The Digest points out that such adolescents are often caught in a cycle of failure and that secondary teachers must…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Instructional Innovation, Learning Processes, Lifelong Learning
Gersten, Russell; Baker, Scott; Edwards, Lana – 1999
This brief paper summarizes research on effective instruction in writing for students with learning disabilities. It finds that three components stand out as methods that reliably and consistently lead to improved outcomes in teaching expressive writing to these students. These components are: (1) adhering to a basic framework of planning,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language, Instructional Effectiveness
Brew, Alan – 2003
In outdoor education, reflection transforms experience into knowledge. Writing activities facilitate reflection. In designing writing activities, instructors should ask themselves why they are asking their students to write, what type of writing is appropriate for their purpose, when and in what context the activity should take place, how they…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Essays, Experiential Learning
Siler, Carl R. – 1998
Spatial dynamics is an instructional strategy whereby students create large scale models that capture the details of a historic event. This Digest discusses classroom floor models and papier mache models. Floor models are best suited to elementary classrooms and middle schools. Papier mache models, appropriate for high school social studies…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
Stahl, Robert J. – 1994
Students must have uninterrupted periods of time to process information, to reflect on what has been said, observed, or done, and to consider what their personal responses will be. After at least three seconds of uninterrupted silence, a significant number of positive outcomes occur for students and teachers. Students are more effective in…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Inquiry, Learning Processes
Taylor, Howard Eugene – 1996
This Digest draws on current practices in global education to provide teachers with practical suggestions regarding instructional and technological resources as well as the use of cooperative learning approaches. Readily accessible instructional resources for teaching global education include: (1) local communities, e.g., volunteer organizations,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Resources, Cooperative Learning, Educational Resources
Stahl, Robert J. – 1994
In successfully establishing and having students complete group tasks within a cooperative learning framework, 14 essential elements must be present. The elements necessary for cooperative learning are: (1) a clear set of specific student learning outcome objectives; (2) all students in the group accept the targeted outcome; (3) clear and complete…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities, Group Discussion
Hickey, M. Gail; Braun, Patty – 1990
As a result of federal legislation, the effects of mainstreaming of special needs students are being felt now more than ever. Regular classroom teachers are responsible for much of the instruction for special needs students, even though they may lack necessary training in effective teaching techniques. Teachers of social studies may feel…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Baker, Sharon; Baker, Keith – 1997
This digest presents information on bilingual-bicultural education for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The premise of bilingual-bicultural education is that all children who are deaf or hard of hearing should develop communicative competency and that they need to be bilingual in order to function successfully in the family, school, and…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism
Bonwell, Charles C.; Eison, James A. – 1991
This brief report summarizes a longer document with the same title. It reviews literature on the importance of using active learning teaching techniques in the classroom, describes what active learning is, discusses how this technique can be incorporated into the classroom and identifies barriers to the use of this approach. Strategies that…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
Brody-Hasazi, Susan; Gillet, Pamela – 1984
The digest explores aspects of serving the learning disabled (LD) student in vocational education classrooms. It is noted that LD students may have difficulty following directions and understanding lectures and may forget more often than other students. A list of seven accommodations that can be made for LD students in vocational classrooms…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics
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