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Auer, Matthew R. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2008
There is a strong emphasis on sensory perception and "hands-on" learning in the outdoor environmental education of children. In addition, normative concerns infuse children's environmental curricula, and in particular, the notion that environmental education is not a passive undertaking; when one appreciates the essential value of the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Learning Modalities, College Instruction, Learning Processes
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Strauss, Judy; Corrigan, Hope; Hofacker, Charles F. – Marketing Education Review, 2011
Sensory overload and split attention result in reduced learning when instructors read slides with bullet points and complex graphs during a lecture. Conversely, slides containing relevant visual elements, when accompanied by instructor narration, use both the visual and verbal channels of a student's working memory, thus improving the chances of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Learner Engagement, Short Term Memory, Long Term Memory