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Observational Learning for Students Diagnosed with Autism: A Review Paper
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Donna Townley-Cochran; Justin B. Leaf; Mitchell Taubman; Ronald Leaf; John McEachin – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This review evaluated a total of 22 research papers on observational learning as it applies to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. The researchers divided the papers into three domains. The first domain was comparing the observational learning behavior of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders to typically…
Descriptors: Observational Learning, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis
Evaluation of Selected Approaches to Computing in Reading and Language Arts.
Fagan, Edward R. – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1984
Offers a comparison of the pedagogical philosophies of five pioneers in educational computing: Patrick Suppes, Arthur Luehrmann, Alfred Bork, Symour Papert, and Thomas Dwyer. (AEA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Discovery Learning, Educational Philosophy
The Role of Observation and Emulation in the Development of Athletic Self-Regulation.
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Kitsantas, Anastasia; Zimmerman, Barry J.; Cleary, Tim – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2000
Studies the influences of modeling and social feedback in acquisition of dart-throwing skill with 60 high school girls. Discusses results in terms of a social-cognitive view of athletic skill acquisition in which vicarious abstraction of a skill prepares students to learn self-regulatively during practice efforts. (Contains 20 references, 4…
Descriptors: Athletics, Feedback, High School Students, High Schools
Making Practice More Effective.
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Shultz, Barry B. – Physical Educator, 1983
This paper suggests: (1) how to increase the amount of practice that an athlete can work in during the day; and (2) ways to enhance practice for maximum performance gains. Research information about both physical and mental forms of practice are synthesized. (PP)
Descriptors: Athletics, Drills (Practice), Educational Quality, Educational Research
Knowledge Acquisition at Work. IEE Brief Number 2.
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Scribner, Sylvia; Sachs, Patricia – 1991
An exploratory investigation attempted to determine how learning at work actually takes place and in what ways learning on the job differs from classroom learning. The study was based on extensive observations and interviews over a 5-year period at two manufacturing plants that implemented a computer-based system known as Manufacturing Resource…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Intentional Learning, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes
Social Learning Theory: The Role of Imitation and Modeling in Learning Socially Desirable Behavior.
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Khan, Kanwar Habib; Cangemi, Joseph P. – Education, 1979
The paper defines and discusses various social learning theories. Central to most theories of how an individual acquires socially acceptable behaviors are the processes of imitation, or observational learning, and identification, or modeling. The effectiveness of each process is noted. (SB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Identification (Psychology)
Literacy before Schooling.
Ferreiro, Emilia; Teberosky, Ana – 1982
The reflections and theses on preschool children's literacy development presented in this book are the result of an experimental project carried out in Buenos Aires from 1974 to 1976. Chapter 1 discusses the educational situation in Latin America, traditional methods of reading instruction, contemporary psycholinguistics, the pertinence of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Experience, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition