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Turner, Alfreda – 1986
Even when the socioeconomic background is controlled, there is still a difference between blacks and whites in academic achievement. Studies have shown that, though social class is a factor in that difference, ethnicity is the primary factor. This report discusses ideologies that have tried to explain that ethnic difference. It discusses the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bias, Black Education, Black Stereotypes
Download full textWhite, Stephen Earl – 1992
This report examines the learning styles of Caucasian and African-American students. While research supports the claim that low academic achievement is prevalent in the minority community, there is no consensus regarding the causes. There are two schools of thought that involve (1) the cognitive deficit or genetic cause, and (2) the cultural…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Black Students, Cognitive Processes
Keitel, Christine, Ed.; And Others – 1989
This document contains reports and papers from a conference focusing on the political dimension of mathematics education. The program was organized around four large themes: (1) "Mathematics Education and Culture" based on 13 papers; (2) "Society and Institutionalized Mathematics Education" based on 41 papers; (3) "Educational Institutions and the…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Culture, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnomathematics
Indiana State Board of Education, Indianapolis. – 1990
This document was prepared to help parents, educators, and concerned citizens better understand how children and adolescents actually learn. True learning involves: (1) developing a passion for learning; (2) acquiring communication skills; (3) constructing new knowledge; (4) taking part in concrete activities; and (5) developing problem solving…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Communication Skills
Dirkes, M. Ann – 1980
Although teachers may sequence instructions carefully, they are unable to respond to the complex unique experience of each individual learner. Divergent production should be an instructional choice that enables individuals to learn through their own recall and idea construction. Learning is problem solving; when individuals do not know how to deal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking, Discovery Processes
Croft, Kenneth, Ed. – 1980
Thirty-five articles on teaching English as a second language are presented under the following headings: (1) "Trends and Practices," (2) "The Matter of Errors," (3) "Second Language Acquisition," (4) "Speaking and Understanding," (5) "Reading and Writing," (6) "Vocabulary," (7) "Testing," and (8) "The Matter of Culture." Authors include Clifford…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Education, Adult Students, Affective Behavior
