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McClelland, Elizabeth; Pitt, Anna; Stein, John – Improving Schools, 2015
When language is processed, brain activity occurs not only in the classic "language areas" such as Broca's area, but also in areas which control movement. Our systems of understanding, including higher level cognition, are rooted in bodily awareness which needs to be developed as a precursor to intellectual reasoning. Cognition is…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment
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Wu, Hsin-Kai; Huang, Ya-Ling – Science Education, 2007
Engagement has been viewed as an important construct to understand students' learning performances in classroom settings. Taking an interactive perspective, the study investigates ninth graders' cognitive, emotional, and behavioral engagement in teacher-centered (TC) and student-centered (SC) technology-enhanced classrooms. 54 students from two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Teaching Methods, Student Centered Curriculum
Pnevmatikos, Demetres – 1993
Educational technology tends to be characterized by a lack of targets; therefore, it is time for education to define its targets in aspiring to the school of the future and consider the option of calling in experts from other fields to help in problem solving. This paper predicts that while classroom design may not change too much, classrooms will…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Objectives, Cultural Pluralism