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Cognitive Acceleration in Mathematics Education: Further Evidence of Impact
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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
Using Learning Principles as a Theoretical Framework for Instructional Consultations
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DiPietro, Michele; Norman, Marie – International Journal for Academic Development, 2014
Learning theory provides a powerful framework for analyzing instructional consultations and increasing their effectiveness. In this paper, the authors review the main tenets of learning theory, apply them to consultation scenarios, and present a complex case study to show how they can guide analysis and problem solving around challenging…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Consultants, Program Effectiveness, Learning Theories
The Development of "Project 1": Formative Assessment Strategies in UK Schools
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Clark, Ian – Current Issues in Education, 2010
In recent years, a growing political emphasis has been placed upon the development of transformative assessment-driven reform in schools. There is global consensus on the value of assessment activities that are carefully designed to be consistent with desired learning outcomes, and which coherently connect learning theory, the curriculum,…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Learning Activities, Formative Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
A Thinking Journey Based on Constructivism and Mediated Learning Experience as a Vehicle for Teaching Science to Low Functioning Students and Enhancing Their Cognitive Skills.
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Schur, Yaron; Skuy, Mervyn; Zietsman, Aletta; Fridjhon, Peter – School Psychology International, 2002
Describes development of an Experimental Astronomy Curriculum or Thinking Journey, based on a combination of Constructivism and Mediated Learning Experience. Results indicated the effectiveness of the Thinking Journey in promoting a process of positive change in the students' conceptualization of Earth, improving their knowledge of astronomy,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Learning Theories
"Look What Boot Camp's Done for Me:" Teaching and Learning at Lakeview Academy
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Kilgore, Deborah; Meade, Susan – Journal of Correctional Education, 2004
A boot camp is a military style correctional facility in which inmates are subject to a highly structured and challenging regimen of physical training, in addition to vocational, educational, and therapeutic programming (Cronin and Han, 1994; Austin, Jones, and Bolyard, 1993; Mackenzie and Souryal, 1991). Originally introduced to rehabilitate…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Adolescents, Males, Institutionalized Persons
Capstone Experiences in Career and Technical Education. Practice Application Brief No. 16.
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Kerka, Sandra – 2001
Capstones are culminating experiences in which students synthesize subject-matter knowledge they have acquired, integrate cross-disciplinary knowledge, and connect theory and application in preparation for entry into a career. Capstone courses should be both a synthesis and a bridge to students' future after graduation. In career and technical…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Capstone Experiences, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques