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Gage, Richard – English Journal, 1995
Suggests that accommodating students' learning styles will bring English classrooms alive. Discusses various learning styles. Describes five strategies for kinesthetic learners. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, English Instruction, Individual Differences
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Simeone, Wendy F. – English Journal, 1995
Describes several activities for the kinesthetic learner that were developed for a high-school World Literature curriculum. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, English Instruction, High Schools
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Stewart, William J. – Clearing House, 1988
Asserts that the sudden insights that characterize intuitive thinking are as important in effectuating learning as analytical thinking. Claims that intuitive thinking enables students to comprehend complex relationships better, to put things into better perspective, to generate new ideas, and to perceive more ways to integrate facts, concepts, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Intuition
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McClaskey, Janet – English Journal, 1995
Gives practical examples of multiple intelligences in the English classroom. Discusses Howard Gardner's "radicalism,""teaching" intelligence, teaching literature and multiple intelligences, and how a student developed strength in his own intelligences through poetry. (RS)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, English Instruction, Individual Differences
Spetz, Sally H. – 1982
Part of a series of instructor training modules on related subjects instruction for apprentices, this booklet deals with providing for individual learner needs. The first chapter consists of an outline of the scope and content of the instructor training modules as well as a self-asessment pretest. Covered in the module are determining needs,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Individual Differences, Individual Needs, Individualized Education Programs
Mruk, Christopher J. – 1984
This handbook of research findings and practical suggestions is written for teachers, educators, and psychologists who are concerned about computer literacy for adults. Based on a federally funded research project, the handbook focuses on the computer needs of non-traditional adult learners over 25 years of age. The first section examines…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Students, Computer Literacy, Educational Policy
Fort McMurray Catholic Schools, Alberta. – 1992
This Alberta (Canada) guide highlights the practical connections among results-based or outcome-based, continuous progress, and integrated curricula. It describes effective educational efforts and beliefs that accommodate differences in learning and promote learning success, and invites administrative and teaching staff to participate in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Continuous Progress Plan, Educational Philosophy
Rubadeau, Duane O.; And Others – 1983
This four-part guide is designed to help community college instructors understand and respond to individual differences in their students. First, the preface lays out a framework for an in-depth examination of individual learning differences by posing the following questions: (1) Is learning a single function or a composite of different types of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Henak, Richard M. – 1980
This handbook is designed to help educators improve the effectiveness of daily lessons. The need for flexibility and the ability to develop meaningful variety are emphasized. Suggestions and guidelines are provided for writing objectives, planning lessons, and selecting instructional methods. Three major categories of teaching/learning…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Course Objectives, Course Organization
Robinson, Jerry W.; Ownby, Arnola C. – Balance Sheet, 1979
The authors discuss the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning typewriting, student attitudes toward learning, their self-concept, and teacher attitudes toward student learning ability, with learning conditions and motivation techniques for effective typewriting instruction. (MF)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Change, Cognitive Style, Guidelines
Skehan, Peter – 1998
An examination of second language learning focuses on how universal cognitive processes in language learning and individual differences account for differences in language learning patterns. An introductory section gives background information suggesting that psycholinguistic factors in language learning should receive more attention for two…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Gundlach, Robert A. – 1982
A synthesis of current research, theory, and professional opinion on how children learn to write, this report begins with a brief introduction followed by a discussion of writing readiness that suggests children's eagerness to learn to write. The third chapter examines children's use of writing to extend the functions of speech, drawing, and play,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Carbo, Marie; And Others – 1986
Designed to assist parents, classroom teachers, reading specialists, and special educators, this book describes effective reading programs that promote reading success and achievement for children at all reading levels. The 10 chapters of the book are as follows: (1) "Preventing Reading Failure and Increasing Reading Achievement through Learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Learning Processes