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van Gorp, Bouke; Wolfensberger, Marca V. C.; de Jong, Nelleke – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2012
While the attractions and advantages of freedom that differentiates honors education from regular teaching are both theoretically and practically significant, the authors' experience at Utrecht University in the Netherlands has demonstrated drawbacks that need to be addressed and resolved in creating effective honors education. Freedom poses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Honors Curriculum, College Faculty
Hough, Sue; Gough, Steve – Mathematics Teaching Incorporating Micromath, 2007
Over the past 30 years, researchers at the Freudenthal Institute in The Netherlands have developed a mathematics curriculum and a theory of pedagogy known as Realistic Maths Education (RME). This curriculum uses "imaginable" contexts to help pupils to develop mathematically, with a strong emphasis on pupils "making sense" of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Curriculum
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Vermunt, Jan D. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1995
Shows the effects of a tutorial program for college students using process-oriented instruction. Process-oriented instruction combines domain-specific knowledge with teaching thinking strategies. Tutorials included a diagnostic learning style instrument and learning guides. Evaluation questionnaires and exam scores both indicated improved study…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Feedback
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These three papers were presented at a symposium on high-involvement work teams moderated by Michael Leimbach at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development. "Beyond Training to the New Learning Environment: Workers on the High-Involvement Frontline" (Joseph Anthony Ilacqua, Carol Ann Zulauf) shows the link between…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Decision Making, Education Work Relationship, Employer Employee Relationship
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Westera, W.; Hommes, M. A.; Houtmans, M.; Kurvers, H. J. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2003
This paper outlines and discusses a self-contained multimedia-training program on psychological diagnostics. The program aims to play an intermediate role between theory and working practice, while offering students a simulated environment to prepare for practical work with real humans. The program simulates the entire diagnostic cycle in…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Program Design, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries