Descriptor
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 2 |
Reports - Research | 2 |
Information Analyses | 1 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Israel | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Collier, K. G. – Studies in Higher Education, 1980
Research addressing the use of small, semi-independent, task-centered student groups ("syndicates") as a classroom technique in higher education is reviewed. Focus is on the promotion of higher-order cognitive skills through the use of such groups. Related concerns include student achievement, group relations, and teacher style. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, College Instruction, Group Discussion
Hettinger, Gary – 1995
This study investigated the use of computer mediated communication (CMC) to increase the cognitive level of student discourse by allowing students to reflect on difficult concepts on an as needed basis. The role of electronic mail (e-mail) interaction in producing a positive group feeling and closer personal relationships is also examined. Field…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cognitive Development, College Students, Computer Mediated Communication

Keiny, Shoshana – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1994
The postgraduate Teacher Thinking Seminar (TTS) was created to explore the implications of constructivist theory for teachers' education and development. Using participants' own practical knowledge, the main strategy was the dialectical process of group reflection. The article elaborates four seminar examples, suggesting that TTS can effectively…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education
Mahler, Sophia; And Others – 1983
A study examined both cognitive and activity rhythms of lessons in a variety of disciplines and teaching styles in the medical school curriculum among 20 faculty members at Ben Gurion University, Israel. Studied were changes which occurred in the rhythms following a teacher training program, and interrelationship among rhythms and size of learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Higher Education