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Osburn, Bess – Today's Education, 1978
The relation of reading comprehension and information retention is discussed with emphasis on teaching methods and learning activities. (DS)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Reading Comprehension
Lazear, David – 1999
This book offers a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning strategies to further the theory of multiple intelligences. The creative strategies that address each of the intelligences identified by Howard Gardner are illustrated with charts and diagrams and include many activities that apply to the teaching of all subjects. The chapters,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Melton, Louisa; Pickett, Winston; Sherer, Gail – 1999
This booklet examines the learning process in reading, not with an eye to simple solutions, but with concern about problems and potential remedies. Within this framework, it discusses research on the brain and learning processes and suggests some ways to improve instruction for all children in grades K-8. After an introduction, sections of the…
Descriptors: Brain, Early Reading, Elementary Education, Learning Processes
Schmelzer, Ronald V.; And Others – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1985
Explains the Integrated Learning Model (ILM), a computer model of information processing which postulates thought patterns during learning and its use in teaching peer tutors about the learning process. Explains the ILM's five phases: preparation, input, processing, storage, and output. Looks at strengths and weaknesses. (DMM)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedWagner, Hilmar – NASSP Bulletin, 1980
Briefly presents 20 premises about educators' function and roles in the teaching/learning process. (MLF)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Stepans, Joseph – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1984
Presents placement test results showing a lack of understanding of basic math concepts among entering college students. Explains the application of the learning cycle model in teaching abstract mathematical concepts and offers examples of the model's use. (DMM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Learning Theories
Download full textCollins, Allan – 1986
An illustration of the cognitive theory of inquiry teaching is presented in this paper in a tutorial dialogue on the nature of lenses. After a description of the goals of the method, the paper discusses the following ten general strategies inquiry teachers use to accomplish the goals: (1) selecting positive and negative exemplars, (2) varying…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedDiStefano, Philip P.; Hagerty, Patricia J. – Reading Teacher, 1985
Argues that rather than using a spelling series and treating spelling as a subject separate from the other language arts, teachers should use a program that begins with encouraging invented spelling and moves to the use of high frequency word lists and spelling by meaning. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, Integrated Activities, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedCogan, Dennis; Cogan, Rosemary – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
An easy-to-implement method for demonstrating classical conditioning in an introductory psychology course is described. (RM)
Descriptors: Conditioning, Demonstrations (Educational), Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Thatcher, Donald – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1986
Considers nature of learning; significance of promoting learning rather than teaching; active nature of learning from experience; role of simulations and games in promoting learning; process of debriefing and its relationship to reflection; and teacher role. The Learning System, which relates general systems theory to process of learning, is…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Games, Experiential Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
Anderson, Terry – Learning, 1996
This paper answers several frequently asked questions about constructivism, including how to define it, how to plan the curriculum, how to assess student understanding, what to do with the information, where to begin, how students work in a constructivist classroom, and why constructivism is important. (SM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Learning Processes
von Glasersfeld, Ernst – 1988
This paper analyzes Bogdanov's theory of knowledge as found in philosophical dialogues and essays. The style of Bogdanov's writing and his ideas on philosophy, science, scientific constructs, truth, human knowledge, objectivity and ethics are discussed. These ideas are compared to the constructivist view of knowledge. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, College Science, Educational Philosophy
Teele, Sue – 2000
This book offers practical applications for exploring multiple intelligences in the classroom to help each student express his or her own personal learning rainbow. Special features of the book include seven complete lesson plans ready to be adapted to any grade level; objectives, activities, and applications that meet U.S. and California…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Style, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Etherington, Jim – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1977
Through the use of two propositions, the author presents his perceptions of how effective teaching/learning transactions in the adult learning process can be effected. Discussion also covers the job of the developer and trainer, and certainties about the learning process. (SH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedScheurman, Geoffrey – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1997
Examines key psychological principles in contemporary theories of learning (constructivism) and highlights conceptual connections between them and aspects of critical thinking and epistemological maturity described by the reflective judgment model of adult intellectual development. Also describes an undergraduate psychology lesson that bridges…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Critical Thinking
