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Crisp, Rebecca; Inglis, Matthew; Mason, John; Watson, Anne – Research in Mathematics Education, 2012
A common activity in school mathematics is to derive a function from a table of values. There are two general strategies one might adopt to determine the function f. First, one might try to determine a connection between a particular n and f(n), and then evaluate whether it holds for other values of n. An alternative strategy would be to look for…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Generalization, Educational Strategies, Learning Strategies
National Association for Gifted Children, 2013
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), in collaboration with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and the Association for the Gifted (CEC-TAG), has developed national standards for teacher preparation programs in gifted and talented education. Typically, these programs are at the masters level, but they may also be endorsement…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, National Standards, Academically Gifted, Expertise
Shippen, Margaret E.; Flores, Margaret M.; Crites, Steven A.; Patterson, DaShaunda; Ramsey, Michelle L.; Houchins, David E.; Jolivette, Kristine – International Journal of Special Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differential classroom structure and efficacy reported by general and special educators at the elementary and secondary level. General and special educators (n = 774, return rate of 37%) from a large school district in the southeast US participated in the study. The participants completed a modified…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness, Disabilities, Multivariate Analysis

Gray, Esther Cappon – Clearing House, 1980
The author reviews some research, particularly that of Roger Sperry, substantiating the existence of different thinking styles in the two brain hemispheres and the development of this differentiation in infancy and childhood. She draws some implications for elementary teaching. (SJL)
Descriptors: Adults, Cerebral Dominance, Children, Cognitive Style

Laosa, Luis M. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1977
Children's learning preferences sometimes appear to be unique and specific to their cultural groups. (MM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Strategies
Dunn, Rita – 1995
Research supports the belief that most students can learn, but each child concentrates, processes, absorbs, and remembers new and difficult information in a different way. Teaching failing students in ways that complement their learning styles increases their standardized test scores in several academic areas. Instructional practices useful with…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Alomyan, Hesham – International Education Journal, 2004
In the past ten years the Web has attracted many educators for purposes of teaching and learning. The main advantage of the Web lies in its non-linear interaction. That is, students can have more control over their learning paths. However, this freedom of control may cause problems for some students, such as disorientation, cognitive overload and…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Internet, Teacher Educators, Teaching Methods
Callahan, Carolyn M. – High School Magazine, 1999
Differentiated instruction is an umbrella concept that allows teachers to pull together many disparate messages about multicultural education, alternative teaching and learning strategies, alternative assessments, learning styles, and standards. Developing a range of instructional strategies represents a fine tuning, not a new instrument. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cognitive Style, Cultural Pluralism, Definitions
Alomyan, Hesham; Au, Wing – International Education Journal, 2004
Individual differences have been identified as important factors that might have significant impact on students' learning. This study investigated the effect of student's cognitive styles, achievement motivation, prior knowledge, and attitudes on student's achievement in web-based learning. A web-based course was designed for second year…
Descriptors: College Students, Individual Differences, Cognitive Style, Web Based Instruction
Cameron, Brian; Dwyer, Francis – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2005
Online and computer-based instructional gaming is becoming a viable instructional strategy at all levels of education. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of (a) gaming, (b) gaming plus embedded questions, and (c) gaming plus questions plus feedback on delayed retention of different types of educational objectives for students…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Objectives, Feedback, Cognitive Style
DeCastro-Ambrosetti, Debra; Cho, Grace – High School Journal, 2005
Assessing students' knowledge has always been a difficult task, especially in today's climate of standards driven curriculum. Challenges to educators include meeting content standards, assessing students' progress and focusing on diverse learning styles, as well as preparing students for work and life beyond schools. To meet these challenges,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Performance Based Assessment, Educational Strategies, Curriculum Development
Wahl, Sharon C. – 1992
This descriptive study proposed to use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to identify the learning styles of registered nurses who have returned to school, and to recommend teaching strategies based on commonalities of their learning styles. The MBTI was administered to 240 registered nurses who were enrolled in either a leadership course in…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cognitive Style, College Students, Educational Strategies
Boss, Roberta S. – 1983
A study examined the influence of cultural values on classroom behaviors of adult Vietnamese refugees. More specifically, the study was designed to determine the effect of culturally acquired attitudes and personality traits on the refugees' classroom behaviors, the relationship between these behaviors and the cognitive learning styles favored by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Asian Americans, Cognitive Style

Randall, Lynda E.; And Others – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1995
Two studies, one quantitative and another qualitative, of learning style preferences of physical education majors are reviewed. The quantitative study investigated variation in relation to gender, age, and ethnicity and how preferences compared to those found in other disciplines. The qualitative study identified common themes in student…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, College Instruction
Powers, Donald E. – 1976
A selective review of literature related to individual differences and instructional strategies is presented. The major purpose is to give the reader a flavor of the kind of thought that is currently prevalent and the type of research that is being conducted in selected areas. No attempt is made to provide either a comprehensive or a balanced…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Style, Educational Strategies, Educational Trends
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