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Download full textTort-Moloney, Daniele – 1997
A discussion of the work of Lev Vygotsky in the field of cognitive development focuses on how the Vygotskian concepts of internalization and mediated knowledge are crucial to the development of both learner and teacher autonomy in second language instruction. Focus is on theory, with empirical studies used as illustration. First, the Vygotskian…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
Heller, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
According to speakers at the annual meeting of the American Association for Higher Education, better college teaching requires closer attention to how students learn, but colleges set a poor example for such values as empathy and cooperation. Institutions should encourage student-faculty contacts, emphasize collaboration among students, use active…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Carswell, F. F. A.; Carswell, R. J. B. – 1977
This pamphlet is the first in a series of ten stemming from the view that language is central to learning, that teachers can gain insights into their work and into learning by examining the language of the classroom, and that current language theory can be the means to such insights. The pamphlet contains a description of an informal study…
Descriptors: Child Language, Class Organization, Classroom Communication, Expressive Language
Talbot, Gilles L. – 1987
This report concerns the dilemma faced by students enrolled in Quebec's Colleges de l'Enseignement General and Professional and by students everywhere as more and more emphasis is placed on the content of learning rather than on learning how to learn. The construct of educational-life skills is introduced and a taxonomy of feedback materials is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Achievement Need, Cognitive Style
Peer reviewedPosner, George J.; And Others – Science Education, 1982
A general model of conceptual change which is largely derived from current philosophy of science, but which can illuminate learning as well, is described. Some features of this model are illustrated by interviews with students studying special relativity in physics. Finally, some pedagogical implications are presented. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
Boud, David, Ed. – 1981
A collection of essays examines ways in which teachers in higher education can enable students to become more autonomous in their learning: that is, how students can learn without the constant presence or intervention of a teacher. The introduction by David Boud discusses the trend in education towards a more autonomous learner, and provides an…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Trends, Experiential Learning, Futures (of Society)
Gass, J. R. – 1996
This paper examines the goals, architecture, and means of lifelong learning. The following are among the topics discussed: economic and social dimensions of the forces pushing Europe toward a learning society (investing in people; promoting employment in an era of structural change; making firms key partners in the learning society; overcoming the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Continuing Education, Economic Change
