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Novak, Magdalena; Phelan, Siëlle; Lewalter, Doris; Schwan, Stephan – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Previous research from in and outside museums suggests that the haptic exploration of surfaces and objects have various educational benefits and can positively influence the museum visit experience. However, there is still a need for more research on the potential effects of object handling on museum learning, especially in science museums. The…
Descriptors: Science Education, Museums, Learning Processes, Photography
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Vandervert, Larry – American Journal of Play, 2017
The author suggests the brain's cerebellum and cerebral cortex are the origin of culture and considers the cerebellar models that came to constitute culture to be derived specifically from play. He summarizes recent research on the behavioral, cognitive, and affective evolution of the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex that shows the development…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Play, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Imagination
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Levykh, Michael G. – Educational Theory, 2008
Many recent articles, research papers, and conference presentations about Lev Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD) emphasize the "extended" version of the ZPD that reflects human emotions and desires. In this essay, Michael G. Levykh expands on the extant literature on the ZPD through developing several new ideas. First, he maintains that…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Learning Theories, Affective Behavior, Emotional Development
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Thurston, A.; Van de Keere, K.; Kosack, W.; Gatt, S.; Marchal, J.; Mestdagh, N.; Schmeinck, D.; Sidor, W.; Topping, K. J.; Donnert, K. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2007
This article examines cognitive models of peer learning in school and the implications that these models have for the teaching of science in primary schools. The article is a product of the European Commission, Socrates Comenius 2.1 funded project "The Implementation of Scientific Thinking in (Pre) Primary Schools Settings (STIPPS)" project…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Science Instruction, Peer Teaching, Cooperative Learning
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Jackson, Dorothy W.; Angelino, Henry R. – Theory Into Practice, 1974
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Theories, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Grotelueschen, Arden D. – 1972
After opening with a 13-page review of the literature, the document's main emphasis is on the three experiments included in this report. The specific rationale, procedures, and results of the three studies comprise the major portion of the document. The general purpose of Experiment 1 was to ascertain the effects of prior relevant subject matter…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adult Learning, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development
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Nummela, Renate M.; Rosengren, Tennes M. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Focusing on the brain's natural functions, this article discusses specific teacher characteristics, teaching methods, and peripheral stimuli helping to activate appropriate learning behavior. Also identifies particular events and teacher behaviors that block learning and frustrate the brain's efforts to harmonize conflicts and admit new…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Readiness
Williams, Theresia – 2002
Despite their tremendous tragedy, the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, have also produced a juncture for transformative learning. Several transformative learning opportunities that may enable some adult learners find and use knowledge as the tool to transcend a tragedy into a learning experience have been identified. Although…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development
Fullilove, Robert E., III – 1977
This discussion asserts that there is no significant difference between traditional instruction and remedial/developmental instruction in improving the academic achievement of skill-deficient students. Because the cognitive style of each learner reflects how learning tasks are approached and completed, matching strategies are needed that deal with…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Developmental Programs
Brown, H. Douglas – 1978
Recent research that has attempted to define the good language learner can also yield information about the good language teacher. While it remains clear that there is much variation among learners, the following characteristics have been distinguished as identifying the good language learner: (1) field independence in classroom or tutored…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Language Instruction
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Macomber, Lois P. – 1972
The purpose of this paper was to relate Jean Piaget's stages of the learning process to the developmental aspects involved in reading comprehension. The need to correlate the developmental stage of the child's mind with the right types of activities was stressed. When a child has succeeded in the task of relating knowledge and affect to language…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Reading
Folsom, Christy – Issues in Teacher Education, 2005
This article explores the theoretical foundations and practical application of Teaching for Intellectual and Emotional Learning (TIEL), a pedagogical model that codifies a powerful way of thinking about the intellectual and social-emotional processes that underlie teaching and learning. It is is organized in three sections, and begins by offering…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teacher Educators, Learning Theories, Educational Theories