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Direct linkKavak, Nusret – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
Learning the symbolic language of chemistry is a difficult task that can be frustrating for students. This article introduces a game, ChemOkey, that can help students learn the names and symbols of common ions and their compounds in a fun environment. ChemOkey, a game similar to Rummikub, is played with a set of 106 plastic or wooden tiles. The…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Familiarity, Symbolic Language, Science Instruction
Paré, Anthony – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2010
James Moffett is revered by many for his contributions to English education, but his interest in discourse and rhetoric led him beyond reform in the language arts curriculum to a vision of a radically reconceived approach to education, one in which disciplinary knowledge is subordinate to the processes of symbolic representation that creates that…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Discourse Analysis, Social Action, Language Arts
Ester, Don P.; Scheib, John W.; Inks, Kimberly J. – Music Educators Journal, 2006
The fundamental goal of music-literacy instruction is to connect sound to symbol. An essential aspect of this process is audiation. Literate musicians make accurate matches between what they audiate and what they visualize. They establish this link by interacting with the symbolic language of music in both directions: translating notation into…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Musicians, Learning Theories, Music Education
Lakomski, Gabriele – Australian Journal of Education, 2007
The purpose of this article is twofold. The first objective is to update the traditional craft of education by revising the folk theory of mind that underpins such traditions. This is necessary if we are to develop a new learning science as the cornerstone for the renewal of the education enterprise. The second objective is to highlight the need…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Theory of Mind, Science Instruction, Educational Change
Download full textWalker, Margaret – 1987
The paper describes the Makaton Vocabulary as an alternative communication mode for children and adults with communication and language difficulties. The language program comprises the following components: a core vocabulary based on concepts/items needed to express essential needs and experiences; the use of signs and/or symbols always associated…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
Robinson, Rhonda S.; Manlove, Linda – 1993
Technology, software, and design activities that have been used to create presentations for a class in visual literacy taught to graduate students in the instructional technology program of Northern Illinois University are described. In the past, the language of visuals was introduced through a slide and tape produced for the class. An additional…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Databases, Educational Technology
