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Vesisenaho, Mikko; Valtonen, Teemu; Kukkonen, Jari; Havu-Nuutinen, Sari; Hartikainen, Anu; Karkkainen, Sirpa – Science Education International, 2010
Schools are facing challenges to meet the demands of the information society and the student generation of today. Not only are students carrying their mobile phones everywhere, they are also familiar with different online environments, especially social software. This situation can be seen both a challenge and a chance for schools, as mobile…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Computer Software, Blended Learning, Conventional Instruction
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Weber, Keith – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2005
In this article students' understanding of trigonometric functions in the context of two college trigonometry courses is investigated. The first course was taught by a professor unaffiliated with the study in a lecture-based course, while the second was taught using an experimental instruction paradigm based on Gray and Tall's (1994) notion of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Trigonometry, Learning Theories, College Students
Downing, Agnes – 1994
This paper advocates for the improvement of presentational methods of teaching and expository learning, based on David Ausubel's theory of Meaningful Verbal Learning and its derivative, the Advance Organizer Model of Teaching. This approach to teaching enables teachers to convey large amounts of information as meaningfully and efficiently as…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Structures, Conventional Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique)