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Moskal, Mary Kay; Blachowicz, Camille – Guilford Publications, 2006
Fluency instruction can be seamlessly incorporated into any elementary classroom with the help of this indispensable guide. Provided are fluency development ideas that are effective and motivating, including whole-class and small-group lessons, student-managed activities, and procedures involving classroom volunteers. The emphasis on partner-based…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Skill Development, Student Evaluation, Reading Instruction
Johnston, Christine A. – 1996
This book describes a comprehensive strategy for getting to know students learning behaviors and includes everything from theoretical constructs to projects for classroom use. Glosses direct the reader to further information on subjects discussed in the book: cognitive science, brain science, learning styles, multiple intelligences, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Bull, Kay Sather; Kimball, Sarah L.; Stansberry, Susan – 1998
Asynchronous computer mediated learning (CML) provides a mechanism for student interaction that is unique among educational delivery systems. Collaborative interactive learning can lead to deeper learning than is possible without interaction among learners and may enable groups of learners to become more knowledgeable than the teacher in narrow…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Distance Education
Isbell, Rebecca – 1995
Young children are active learners who touch, feel, experiment, and create. Learning centers are designed to relate to their world of active learning and to encourage their involvement, thereby enhancing development of choice making, oral language, creativity, social skills, responsibility, and understanding of symbols. This book includes…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning
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Goldberg, Michael – OAH Magazine of History, 1996
Advocates a teaching strategy based on empowering students and expanding their opportunities to learn. Using hypertext as a model, articulates a teaching strategy where a chronological-based textbook forms the instructional "spine." Student discussion groups and lectures act as variant pathways. Electronic resources and communications…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
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McGuire, Margit – Social Education, 1996
Utilizes one teacher's experience with the storyline technique to present a frank appraisal of the problems and opportunities inherent in this interdisciplinary method. Maintains that a comprehensive rethinking is needed in both the social studies curriculum and teacher education. (MJP)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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Mallinger, Mark – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1998
Describes application of collaborative learning in a German business school, focusing on use of self-managed learning and examining the cultural implications for student-directed pedagogies. Strategies for dealing with student resistance are offered, including not taking students' resistant behavior personally, designing many process options,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Administration Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Cheatham, Judy Blankenship; And Others – 1993
This handbook provides Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA) tutors with a theoretical and attitudinal base from which to tutor, demonstrations and discussions of needed skills and approaches for tutoring, and opportunities to practice these skills. The newly expanded text emphasizes tutoring as a collaborative process, the learner-centered…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
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Hebert, Annie – Social Studies Review, 1996
Describes a high school U.S. history course where the students are completely responsible for instruction on the period from 1950-96. Small groups each take a decade from this period and prepare week-long presentations. The presentations cover economics, politics, foreign affairs, technology, sociocultural aspects, and other issues. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Experiential Learning, History Instruction
Tait, Jo, Ed.; Knight, Peter, Ed. – 1996
The development of key competencies through higher education is of increasing interest in government, industry, and academics. The contributors to this collection of research analyses and case studies focus on the competencies associated with self-motivated autonomous lifelong learning. Examining a variety of issues from a British perspective, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction