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Zakrajsek, Todd D. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2022
While preserving the elements that have made the previous two editions so successful--such as chapters on sleep, exercise, memory and mindset--this third edition introduces students to wholly new aspects of brain function and how they impact learning; and furthermore, addresses the challenges of learning online. By introducing new concepts,…
Descriptors: Brain, Electronic Learning, Memory, Learning
Willingham, Daniel T. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2021
In this new edition of the highly regarded "Why Don't Students Like School?" cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham turns his research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning into workable teaching techniques. This book will help you improve your teaching practice by explaining how you and your students think and learn. It…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Psychology, Psychologists, Learning Processes
Rafoth, Mary Ann; And Others – 1993
This seven chapter book offers guidance to elementary and secondary teachers on how to help students develop strategic study skills. Chapter 1 summarizes current knowledge about information-processing theory, the teacher's role in facilitating learning, and the necessity for changes in instructional techniques across grade levels. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning, Learning Processes
Sharma, Mahesh C. – Math Notebook, 1985
This bulletin concerns the role of memorization in mathematics instruction. Sections of the bulletin are devoted to discussions of: old math vs. new math; the importance of memorization ability on mathematics learning; misconceptions about memory; how to enhance the memory, including short-term vs. long-term memory systems, attention, interest,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction

Fazio, Barbara B. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
Evidence is offered that children with specific language impairment often have serial memory difficulties. Research on the difficulties such children have in rote counting and in learning nursery rhymes is reviewed. Implications of current research for assessment and intervention in mathematics and rhymes are discussed. (DB)
Descriptors: Computation, Evaluation Methods, Language Impairments, Mathematics Skills
Johnson, Donna; Obi, Sunday Christian – 1993
This article suggests that the use of mnemonic strategies may help learning disabled (LD) students in the area of spelling, which is of particular frustration to most LD students. It has been found that children with learning disabilities do not have a pathological difficulty with long-term memory, but rather a deficiency in the use of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Hamachek, Alice L. – 1991
Reading is fundamental to learning. Vital to learning is memory, which is the mental faculty used to retrieve what was read and understood. The human brain is about the size of a grapefruit and weighs about as much as a head of cabbage. The cerebral cortex is a kind of problem-solving and memorizing device. The hippocampus plays a critically…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Processes
Reetz, Linda J. – 1987
Seven memory strategies that can be taught to college students with learning disabilities or students who have not learned essential study skills are described: the method of loci, pegwords, keywords, rote rehearsal, chaining, clustering, and first letter mnemonics. To help college faculty provide direct instruction in the memory strategies, the…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Hodges, Daniel L. – Focus on Productivity, 1982
To aid instructors in teaching their students to use effective methods of memorization, this article outlines major memory methods, provides examples of their use, evaluates the methods, and discusses ways students can be taught to apply them. First, common, but less effective, memory methods are presented, including reading and re-reading…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Memorization
Frierson, Henry T., Jr.; Munro, Molly – 1988
This manual covers study behavior and attitudes and specific study techniques for health profession students, including scheduling, comprehension, memory, and test-taking techniques. Much of the approach emphasizes self-discipline and honesty. Focus is on how students in a health professions program can make their study time more productive and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Students, Comprehension, Higher Education
Hamachek, Alice L. – 1990
Study strategies are those specific reading skills that increase understanding, memory storage, and retrieval. Memory techniques are crucial to effective studying, and to subsequent performance in class and on written examinations. A major function of memory is to process information. Stimuli are picked up by sensory receptors and transferred to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Kotze, J. M. A. – 1986
Difficulties facing learning disabled (LD) students in problem solving are reviewed and an approach is proposed to help them make better use of the learning strategies available to them. A cognitive learning style approach to LD students is introduced, followed by an analysis of problem solving and the stages of information processing (attention,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Conceptual Tempo, Elementary Secondary Education

Crawford, S. A. S.; Baine, D. – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1992
This paper considers reasons why distributed practice is relatively little used as a method for increasing long-term retention with special needs students and proposes an instructional strategy in which intervals between practice are scheduled according to a student's mastery of the material. (DB)
Descriptors: Drills (Practice), Educational Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Hoover, John H.; Reetz, Linda J. – 1989
Intended for use in college-level secondary-education methods courses, the module contains text, an annotated bibliography, and overhead masters. The first section explains the federal definition of learning disabilities (LD), noting the difficulty of measuring many of the characteristics identified in the definition and the resulting increasing…
Descriptors: Definitions, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Handicap Identification
Telzrow, Cathy F.; Speer, Barbara – Techniques, 1986
Effective intervention strategies for learning disabled students should recognize such cognitive deficiencies as weaknesses in attention, memory deficits, and problems in generalizing and abstracting information. Approaches which emphasize enhanced learning processes include: self-monitoring; repetition and deliberate instruction in control…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attention Span, Cognitive Processes, Generalization