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McNaughton, Stuart – Reading Teacher, 2014
Marie Clay's body of work has influenced classroom instruction in direct and indirect ways, through large overarching themes in our pedagogical content knowledge as well as specific smart practices. This paper focuses on her the contributions to our thinking about instruction which come from two broad theoretical concepts; emergent literacy…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Change Agents, Educational Practices
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Chylinski, Mathew – Journal of Marketing Education, 2010
An unconditioned stimulus in the form of "participation money" serves to keep track of students' comments during class discussions and extrinsically to reinforce their class participation behaviors. Using a longitudinal experiment to investigate the effect of the participation money stimulus on several education outcomes, the author finds that the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Academic Achievement, Student Participation, Learner Engagement
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Topping, K. J. – Higher Education, 1996
Different forms of peer tutoring within college and universities are described and compared for effectiveness, including cross-year and same-year small-group, individualized, supplemental, diadic, reciprocal, fixed-role, writing process, and distance tutoring. Three methods are found to be widely used, demonstrated effective, and meriting expanded…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Cross Age Teaching
McCarthy, Brian – 1994
The contributions and limitations of computer technology in the presentation of grammar drills, particularly in a second language, are examined by comparing and contrasting the new technology with traditional textbook instruction. It is noted that, in many ways, computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is a derivative form of traditional…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
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Pretorius, E. v. E. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
The University of the Orange Free State (South Africa) is testing effectiveness of group work with tutors as part of independent study modules. The method is based on an experiential learning cycle including pre- and post-testing, self-evaluation, reflective observation, active experimentation. Early indications are that most deficiencies of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Berney, Tomi D.; Plotkin, Donna – 1989
The Methodologies of Bilingual Instruction in Literacy Education (MOBILE) project served 359 native Spanish- and Haitian Creole/French-speaking students at 2 high schools in its first year of funding. The project provided supplementary instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), native language arts (NLA), and bilingual mathematics,…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Basic Education, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs