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Veraksa, Nikolay – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2020
There are two ways of understanding child development. The first places emphasis on the human cultural dimension. The essential component of culture is a system of cultural norms known as "ideal forms," wherein the adult acts as a bearer of these ideal forms or culture. From this standpoint, the child acquires already established forms…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Child Development, Social Theories
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Tian, Zhijie; Zhang, Kun; Zhang, Tao; Dai, Xiaozhen; Lin, Juan – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2020
"Didn't understand or not fully understand" is the most common situation that students experience when they learn medical biochemistry and molecular biology (MBMB). Therefore, the primary task of teaching MBMB is to help students overcome the difficulties in "conceptual understanding." The core of the solution to these problems…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Medical Education, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
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Boadu, Gideon; Donnelly, Debra J. – Social Studies, 2020
History teaching and learning make intellectual demands on both teachers and students, requiring them to travel back in time and engage with complex issues and distant lifestyles. History education research advocates the use of approaches that portray History as an intellectually engaging subject but the application of cognitive research to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Development, History Instruction, Piagetian Theory
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Tudge, Jonathan R. H.; Navarro, Jessica L.; Merçon-Vargas, Elisa A.; Payir, Ayse – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Urie Bronfenbrenner is almost certainly best known for his theoretical writings about the ecology of human development. His interest in theory was not, however, separate from his practical concerns, particularly those related to early education and care of children and the families and teachers who interact with them. From the role that he played…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Development, Low Income Groups
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Saracho, Olivia N.; Evans, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Major developmental theories been a resource to early childhood education researchers and educators. They help to explain how child development unfolds, sources of vulnerability and protection that influences child development, and how the course of development may be altered by prevention and intervention efforts. Understanding factors which may…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Prevention
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Joubert, Ina; Harrison, Giulietta Domenica – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The importance of a Piagetian approach is recognized in South African early childhood educational practices and teacher training, but the reality of the implementation of teaching and learning in the domain of early years opposes his philosophy in many ways. Our Early Childhood Education policies strongly advocate a Piagetian approach such as the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods
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Smolucha, Larry; Smolucha, Francine – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
According to Lev S. Vygotsky (1896-1934), the highest levels of abstract thinking and self-regulation in preschool development are established in "pretend play using object substitutions." An extensive research literature supports Vygotsky's empirical model of the internalization of self-guiding speech (social speech > private speech…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Early Childhood Education, Abstract Reasoning, Self Control
Beloglovsky, Miriam; Daly, Lisa – Redleaf Press, 2015
Go beyond reading about early learning theories and see what they look like in action in modern programs and teacher practices. With classroom vignettes and colorful photographs, this book makes the works of Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, Lev Vygotsky, Abraham Maslow, John Dewey, Howard Gardner, and Louise Derman-Sparks visible, accessible, and easier…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Learning Theories, Vignettes, Photography
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Alvarado, Jose Luis; Pang, Valerie Ooka; Finley, Easter – Educational Renaissance, 2014
Multicultural Education as a field of study in education is intimately connected to Teacher Education. Most frameworks in Multicultural Education are primarily centered on the inclusion of cultural and linguistic diversity in schools. This often results in the integration of heroes and holidays within the curriculum, however this orientation can…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Learning Theories, Cognitive Processes
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Krajewska, Anna; Kowalczuk-Waledziak, Marta – Higher Education Studies, 2014
In the face of mass education, the need to seek individualized methods of students' teaching-learning is increasing. That causes academic tutoring to become more and more popular in higher education all over the world. The article presents the theoretical background of tutoring, the results of research in that regard and the benefits of its…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences
Yukawa, Joyce – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
As the information environment becomes increasingly complex and challenging, Library and Information Studies (LIS) education is called upon to nurture innovative leaders capable of managing complex situations and "wicked problems." While disciplinary expertise remains essential, higher levels of mental complexity and adaptive…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Information Science Education, Leadership Training, Learning Strategies
Andrews, Sarah Werner – NAMTA Journal, 2015
This article represents an amazing reversal of linguistic analysis. Usually Montessori language is translated into "state" terminology. In this case, Sarah Werner Andrews puts state quality assessment terms into Montessori language. For example, domains for school readiness include 1) physical wellbeing and motor development, 2) social…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Social Influences, Relevance (Education), Montessori Schools
Lake, Robert – Peter Lang New York, 2012
The "Vygotsky on Education Primer" serves as an introduction to the life and work of the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. Even though he died almost eighty years ago, his life's work remains both relevant and significant to the field of education today. This book examines Vygotsky's emphasis on the role of cultural and historical context in…
Descriptors: Learning, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Learning Theories
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Wang, Minjuan; Shen, Ruimin – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
The demands of an increasingly knowledge-based society and the dramatic advances in mobile phone technology are combining to spur the growth of mobile learning (mLearning). However, for mLearning to attain its full potential, it is essential to develop pedagogy and instructional design tailored to the needs of this new learning environment. At…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Theories, Instructional Design, Guidelines
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Fleer, Marilyn – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2011
The international trend to increase the cognitive achievement of early childhood children has generated a need for better understanding how concept formation occurs within play-based programs. Yet the theories of play for supporting early childhood professionals were originally not conceptualized with this need in mind. In this article, concepts…
Descriptors: Imagination, Play, Concept Formation, Schemata (Cognition)
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