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Rytivaara, Anna – European Educational Research Journal, 2011
This article concerns issues of classroom management in heterogeneous classrooms. Although research in the field of learning styles has yielded mixed results, there is a call for information about how they could be used to individualize instruction, especially in primary schools. This article is part of an ethnographic study aiming to examine…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Ethnography, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Attitudes
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Finn, Gabrielle M.; McLachlan, John C. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2010
One hundred and thirty-three preclinical medical students participated in 24 focus groups over the period 2007-2009 at Durham University. Focus groups were conducted to ascertain whether or not medical students found body painting anatomical structures to be an educationally beneficial learning activity. Data were analyzed using a grounded theory…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Medical Students, Cognitive Style, Visual Stimuli
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Alemar, Irma; Dwyer, Francis – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1993
Examined the effect of different levels of color and black/gray/white in visuals to facilitate student achievement of facts, concepts, and generalizations. Participants were 244 high school students in Puerto Rico. Results indicated a significant Intelligence-Quotient and learning-style effect on dependent measures and the color-coding effect…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coding, Cognitive Style, Color
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers