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Seleznyov, Sarah; Adhami, M.; Black, A.; Hodgen, J.; Twiss, S. – Education 3-13, 2022
The Cognitive Acceleration (or Let's Think) approach to mathematics teaching is a Piagetian programme drawing on Vygotsky's research, developed at King's College London over 30 years ago, along with its associated professional development (PD) programme. This project sought to replicate the original studies conducted 10-15 years earlier and before…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Theories, Piagetian Theory, Faculty Development
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Goggin, Thomas; Rankin, Stephen; Geerlings, Peter; Taggart, Andrew – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
University enabling programs, worldwide, generally target high school students who excel at school, or post-secondary students who have underperformed in their university entry examinations. Murdoch University provides an access program for Year/Grade 12 students who are not on a university pathway during their final year of high school. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transitional Programs, High School Students, Intervention
McCullough, Shirley M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The educational system has an increasing population of students with diverse learning needs that must be addressed to ensure all students are academically successful. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether differentiated instruction had a positive effect on the vocabulary and the reading comprehension of struggling 2nd grade…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Individualized Instruction, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Permaul, Jane Szutu – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: Service-learning as pedagogy and a curricular consideration has been introduced to tertiary education of the Asia-Pacific Region. Theoretical framework and research in this area is still in its infancy. However, much can be learned from related theories and concepts, on which service-learning research can be conducted. Aims: This paper…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Curriculum Development, Program Design, Experiential Learning
Henry, Michelle – Online Submission, 2008
Vygotsky (1978) presented ideas influential to the "constructivist" approach to education. This approach included the "zone of proximal development," and defined what is essential for student's development of a higher cognitive ability in order to become self-motivated learners. His theory also directly relates to the research regarding the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Reading Comprehension, Parent Participation, Program Effectiveness
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Griffin, Sharon – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2004
Number sense is easy to recognize but difficult to define and hence, to teach. In this article, number sense is defined in terms of the knowledge known to underline it, as identified in cognitive developmental theory and research. A preK-2 mathematics program, called Number Worlds, that was specifically developed to teach this knowledge is…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Numeracy, Learning Theories
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McGregor, Debra; Gunter, Barry – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2006
A long-term, 2 year in-service provision to develop pupils thinking capability was provided for 91 secondary schools during the period 1998-2002. The science teachers involved reported that the in-service experience impacted on their pedagogic practice. The evidence was gathered through reflective surveys and interviews. The in-service programme…
Descriptors: Science Education, Learning Processes, Educational Change, Instructional Improvement
Schermerhorn, Leora L., Ed.; And Others – 1982
Descriptive and evaluative information is provided in this report on Project COMPAS (Consortium for Operating and Managing Programs for the Advancement of Skills), a cooperative effort between seven community colleges which developed cognitive skills programs for entry-level freshmen. Chapter I reviews the unique features of Project COMPAS,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Community Colleges