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Healing Minds, Moving Bodies: Measuring the Mental Health Effects of Online Dance during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rachel Rugh; Ashlee Humphries; Noor Tasnim; Julia C. Basso – Research in Dance Education, 2024
Use of breath, close physical proximity, and tactile cues are some of the unique facets of dance training. In March of 2020, as COVID-19 lockdowns occurred, these aspects were removed from the lexicon of dance educators as virtual learning took the place of in-person training. This data-driven project explores the benefits and challenges of…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Dance Education
Toddlers' Action Learning and Memory from Active and Observed Instructions
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Natalie Brezack; Sarah Pan; Jessica Chandler; Amanda L. Woodward – Grantee Submission, 2023
From early in life, children learn to perform actions on the objects in their environments. Although children learn from observing others' actions, actively engaging with the material to be learned can be important for learning. This study tested whether instruction that included opportunities for children to be active supported toddlers' action…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Child Behavior, Modeling (Psychology), Observational Learning
Reflective Observation in the Clinical Education Setting: A Way to Promote Learning
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Mazerolle, Stephanie M.; Bowman, Thomas G.; Benes, Sarah S. – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2015
Context: Clinical experiences help athletic training students gain real-time learning experiences by engaging in patient care. Observational learning has been identified as important to athletic training student development, yet little is known about its effectiveness. Objective: To explore the athletic training students' perspectives on their…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Athletics, Allied Health Occupations Education, Observational Learning
Investigating Learning Styles on Different Hypertext Environments: Hierarchical-like and Network-like Structures.
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Melara, Gloria E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1996
Examines the effect of learning style on the performance of college students (n=40) within two different hypertext structures. Results indicate both structures equally accommodated learners with preferences on experimentation and learners with preferences on observation; network structures accommodated learning styles better than hierarchical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
Interactive Television: The Influence of User Control and Interactive Structure.
Gagnon, Diana; And Others – 1986
A series of studies underway at the Audience Research Facility at MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) are examining the influence of interactive video on learning and entertainment television viewing. The first study compared the learning of spatial content from interactive (user controlled video games) versus observational…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Broadcast Television, Cognitive Style, College Students
Objectivism in Information Utilization: Theory and Measurement.
Leary, Mark R.; And Others – 1985
A self-report scale was constructed and validated that measures individual differences in objectivism--the tendency to base one's judgments and beliefs upon empirical information and rational considerations. Validity data showed that, compared to people who score low on the Objectivism Scale, highly objective individuals enjoy thinking more, rely…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes