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Saracho, Olivia N. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Developmental theorists use their research to generate philosophies on children's development. They organize and interpret data based on a scheme to develop their theory. A theory refers to a systematic statement of principles related to observed phenomena and their relationship to each other. A theory of child development looks at the children's…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Development, Theories
Tracey, Diane H.; Morrow, Lesley Mandel – Guilford Publications, 2012
This widely adopted text explores key theories and models that frame reading instruction and research. Readers learn why theory matters in designing and implementing high-quality instruction and research; how to critically evaluate the assumptions and beliefs that guide their own work; and what can be gained by looking at reading through multiple…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Educational Theories
Baker, Elizabeth A., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2010
With contributions from leading scholars, this compelling volume offers fresh insights into literacy teaching and learning--and the changing nature of literacy itself--in today's K-12 classrooms. The focus is on varied technologies and literacies such as social networking sites, text messaging, and online communities. Cutting-edge approaches to…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Literacy, Research, Role

Lipman, Matthew – Educational Leadership, 1991
Soviet scholar Lev Vygotsky identified the most common cause of miseducation: failure to convert the classroom into a community of discursive inquiry. The USSR's Academy of Pedagogical Science is collaborating with Montclair State College (New Jersey) to introduce "Philosophy for Children," an American critical thinking program…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Cognitive Psychology, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education

Evans, Terry; Nation, Daryl – Open Learning, 1996
Responds to a critique by Alistair Inglis of a previous article dealing with instructional industrialism and educational technology in open learning and distance education. Topics include paradigm shifts; instructional design; behaviorism and cognitive psychology; the relationship between practice, research, and theory; and possibilities for…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Cognitive Psychology, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Fields, Dennis – 1996
Robert Gagne's theories and research have had a significant impact on practitioners in general, especially instructional designers. He has influenced teaching and curriculum development and used standard practices as a stimulus for the development of theory. This paper explores Gagne's influence on practice by examining the relationship between…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Behaviorism, Cognitive Psychology, Curriculum Development