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Collins, Kristina Henry, Ed.; Roberson, Javetta Jones, Ed.; Piske, Fernanda Hellen Ribeiro, Ed. – Prufrock Press, 2023
This book provides an opportunity for researchers, professionals, and practitioners working directly with gifted individuals to engage with and examine the concept of underachievement of highly capable and talented individuals from different perspectives. Chapters written by experts in gifted education from diverse backgrounds explore…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Gifted Education, Talent, Talent Development
Stinnett, Jerry – Composition Forum, 2023
This article explores the sources of student dispositions toward rhetorical approaches to first-year writing instruction through a case study of Lora, a particularly motivated writing student. The study traces Lora's performance and development of her identity through the imparting of personally meaningful objectives like "standing out"…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Writing Instruction, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes
Norris, Nola G. – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2023
This paper reports on a framework of thinking, memory and learning that emerged from a qualitative research study into the nature of learning for individuals with autism. The framework is useful for professional development of teachers regarding the learning characteristics of neurodiverse students with autism spectrum disorder. The paper provides…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Christianity, Religious Schools
Melly Wilson; Adhann Iwashita; Kathlina S. Martin – Region 19 Comprehensive Center, 2024
The concept of Funds of Identity (FOI) comes from a theory of learning that emphasizes the importance of recognizing and using students' cultural, linguistic, and personal backgrounds to enhance their educational experiences. FOI is like a "toolbox" of resources that people gather over time. These resources are shaped by historical,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Cultural Background, Student Characteristics, Educational Experience
Mengyuan Liang – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Context: Improving teacher quality and granting every student equal access to high-quality instruction have been a shared goal of many parents, educators, and policy makers for decades. In practice, teacher qualification measures (e.g. teacher degree, years of experience etc.) are often used as proxies of teacher quality. However, Shulman (1986)…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Correlation, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Effectiveness
Chen, Hsuan-Jen – International Dialogues on Education: Past and Present, 2018
This paper argues that multicultural education is an essential way of creating a safe and respectful campus. Examined from the perspective of power relations, schools are viewed as a site that helps maintain existing power relations by reinforcing the assimilation ideology. A drawback of this is that only one set of perspectives is valued. As a…
Descriptors: School Safety, Power Structure, Multicultural Education, Campuses
Tucker, Bill – Educational Leadership, 2009
New technology-enabled assessments offer the potential to understand more than just whether a student answered a test question right or wrong. Using multiple forms of media that enable both visual and graphical representations, these assessments present complex, multistep problems for students to solve and collect detailed information about an…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Problem Solving, Student Characteristics, Information Technology

Smith, Corinne Roth – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1985
Whether learning disabled children's unique ability patterns and learning styles become assets or liabilities depends on the nature of the school tasks and settings. A multidimensional, interactional perspective of learning disabilities originated with the field's pioneers, whose influences extend to current theories, research, and practice.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History, Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes

Barbe, Walter B.; Milone, Michael N., Jr. – Educational Leadership, 1981
Summarizes research findings on relationships among modality strengths, learning, and personal characteristics. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Modalities, Learning Processes

Williams, Belinda; Newcombe, Ellen – Educational Leadership, 1994
The Urban Learner Framework stresses four themes: the importance of students' cultural strengths and learning experiences, culture's influence on cognitive development, the importance of motivation and effort, and resilience as a characteristic of urban learners. Barriers to change include belief systems, district size, regulations, multiple…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes

Cornett, Charles F.; Cornett, Claudia E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1978
The philosophy of education is presented in seven areas as an everyday guide to action and decision-making. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Decision Making, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy
Lyon, G. Reid – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1985
Current literature on identification and instructional remediation of subtypes of learning-disabled readers (LDR) are reviewed. Preliminary findings suggest that not all LDR children manifest the same oral language, memory, and perceptual deficits that impede decoding accuracy and efficiency and all do not respond equally well (or poorly) to the…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes
Mathinos, Debra A.; Leonard, Ann Scheier – 1983
The study examines the use of LOGO, a computer language, with 19 learning disabled (LD) and 19 non-LD students in grades 4-6. Ss were randomly assigned to one of two instructional groups: sequential or whole-task, each with 10 LD and 10 non-LD students. The sequential method features a carefully ordered plan for teaching LOGO commands; the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities

Wong, Bernice Y. L. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1988
The paper discusses the implications for research and education of learning disabled students of three models of learning disabilities. The models focus on either: (1) child-centered process problems (attentional deficits), (2) nonspecific performance problems (metacognitive problems), and (3) the interaction between child-centered variables and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design
Katims, David S. – Academic Therapy, 1988
Mildly handicapped children share common educational needs and behavioral attributes. A general theory of learning outlines the characteristics of special learners and their implications for teaching. Components include expectancy of success or failure, selective attention, organization of input for storage, memory and recall, transfer,…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes