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Gilkerson, Linda, Ed.; Klein, Rebecca, Ed. – ZERO TO THREE, 2008
This nine-unit curriculum translates current scientific research on early brain development into practical suggestions to help early childhood professionals understand the reciprocal link between caregiving and brain development. The curriculum was created and extensively field-tested by the Erikson Institute Faculty Development Project on the…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Drug Use
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Webster, Daniel G.; Muir, James J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Reports on the comparative effectiveness of demonstration and lecture formats for presenting physiological measures. Although demonstrations may improve retention of information concerning simple procedures, the lecture format is more effective for complex information. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Demonstrations (Educational), Educational Strategies
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White, Rodney – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1999
Discusses four teaching methods that are fundamental to social studies instruction: (1) the lecture method; (2) guided discussion; (3) reading skills instruction; and (4) project-based instruction. Explains that these methods enable teachers to vary instruction, meet the needs of diverse learners, and develop student understanding. (CMK)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cognitive Style, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education
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Felder, Richard M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1996
Describes a sequence of five experimental courses in chemical engineering that are designed to meet the needs of students with various learning styles. The courses use a variety of teaching methods and are designed to develop and enhance creative problem-solving. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Class Size, Classroom Environment
Henderson, George; Nash, Susan Smith – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2007
This book will improve the quality of instruction that college students need. It makes numerous suggestions that must be tended to when teachers instruct students. For example, the authors speculate about ways teachers can present what may at times seem to be a mountain of information without burying students under it; why teachers must…
Descriptors: Notetaking, Short Term Memory, Internet, Discussion Groups