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Hlynka, Denis; Yeaman, Andrew R. J. – 1992
The field of educational technology was built on the positivist, modernist search for a best medium towards universal communication and the teaching of predetermined behavior and thinking patterns. Once, this medium was thought to be motion pictures, then television, then programmed instruction, and today it is hoped that it will be instructional…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Delivery Systems, Educational Philosophy, Educational Technology
Van Tassel-Baska, Joyce – 2003
This digest discusses the need for differentiating language arts instruction for gifted students in grades K-8. It begins by describing differentiation approaches, including acceleration, depth, complexity, challenges, and creativity. It then explains how teachers can differentiate the language arts curriculum in the following five areas: (1)…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Dawson, Martha E.; And Others – 1981
This volume of papers, written by professors of education, an administrator, and a clinical psychologist, illustrate how the concept of equity can be woven into the professional components of teacher education. In "A Matter of Linkage: Multicultural Education and Educational Equity," Martha E. Dawson maintains that multicultural education is an…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Ethnic Groups, Foundations of Education, Higher Education
Tomlinson, Carol Ann – 1995
This brief paper summarizes guidelines for adapting instruction for advanced learners in inclusive, mixed-ability middle school classrooms. A rationale for differentiating instruction is followed by consideration of what differentiation is and is not. Characteristics of a differentiated class are enumerated, including: instruction is concept…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum, Educational Strategies
Bracey, Gerald; Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1992
Over the last 15 years or so, research into measurement error has begun to consider not just whether the test items fit, but whether the people who answer the items fit. Attempts to systematically identify people who do not fit the typical pattern have led to several "person-fit statistics." This digest describes the need for such…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Error of Measurement, Goodness of Fit, Individual Differences
Tomlinson, Carol Ann – 2000
In most elementary classrooms, some students struggle with learning, others perform well beyond grade-level expectations, and the rest fit somewhere in between. Within each of these categories of students, individuals also learn in a variety of ways and have different interests. To meet the needs of a diverse student population, many teachers…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Diversity (Student)