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Doyle, Walter; Rutherford, Barry – Theory into Practice, 1984
This article cites various research studies on matching learning and teaching styles and discusses possible problems of this approach. Several aspects of matching learning and teaching styles are offered for consideration: the effect of teaching on learning, classroom management, and how styles affect classrooms. (DF)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style

Hyman, Ronald; Rosoff, Barbara – Theory into Practice, 1984
This article discusses problems with the learning style-based education paradigm and recommends a six-part approach for matching learning and teaching styles. (DF)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Educational Theories, Student Teacher Relationship

Tishman, Shari; And Others – Theory into Practice, 1993
Describes a dispositional conception of thinking, presenting a view of what good thinking dispositions look like and what they are made of. The article compares different models of teaching (teaching as transmission and as enculturation) and examines the extent to which they provide adequate guidelines for teaching thinking dispositions. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Cultural Context