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Malich, John; Kehus, Marcella J. – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2012
In our essay we discuss Louise Rosenblatt's transactional theory of a reading event. Second, we summarize Carole Cox and Joyce Many who applied the transactional theory and designed a 1-5 point continuum to stories and films. Third, we summarize film theorists David Bordwell's constructivism; Richard Wollheim's central imagining and…
Descriptors: Reader Text Relationship, Reader Response, Theories, Constructivism (Learning)
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Strauss, Judy; Corrigan, Hope; Hofacker, Charles F. – Marketing Education Review, 2011
Sensory overload and split attention result in reduced learning when instructors read slides with bullet points and complex graphs during a lecture. Conversely, slides containing relevant visual elements, when accompanied by instructor narration, use both the visual and verbal channels of a student's working memory, thus improving the chances of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Learner Engagement, Short Term Memory, Long Term Memory
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Bergsteiner, Harald; Avery, Gayle C. – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2008
Study tours can help internationalize curricula and prepare students for global workplaces. We examine benefits of tours providing deep-level learning experiences rather than industrial tourism using five main theoretical frameworks to highlight the diverse learning benefits associated with intensive study tours in particular. Relevant theoretical…
Descriptors: Administrators, Study Abroad, Tourism, Travel
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Kendrick, Maureen – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2005
Drawing on theoretical perspectives related to play and identity, play as a literary and social text, and multimodality, I present an analysis of a play narrative centred on the theme of playing house. The narrative exemplifies the interconnections between literacy and identity in the social and cultural world of a young girl growing up in a…
Descriptors: Play, Emergent Literacy, Personal Narratives, Constructivism (Learning)
Cascadden, Tracey E.; Tull, Debra S.; Wood, Marcy B. – 1999
This paper describes the philosophy, implementation, and assessment of the Natural Sciences (NatSci) Program at the University of New Mexico which is designed to provide preservice elementary and middle school teachers with the understanding of science content and processes necessary to teach science confidently and competently in their future…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Cross, K. Patricia – 1998
This monograph is part of the League for Innovation's learning initiative aimed at assisting community colleges in developing practices, programs, and policies that place learning at the heart of the educational enterprise. It highlights key innovations in the community colleges, distilling key elements from research on learning outcomes, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Community Colleges, Constructivism (Learning)