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Gordon, Sue; Nicholas, Jackie – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
We extend an earlier study on the role of memorising in learning science with three case studies on mathematicians' experiences as learners of mathematics and their views on memorising in students' learning. Each report reflects a different view of memorising--from a minimal role in learning mathematics, to a "stepping stone" role to memorising as…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Strategies, Case Studies, Learning Experience
Smilkstein, Rita – Gamut, 1989
Community college students (unless cognitively or emotionally impaired) have an innate learning system or process which makes it possible to do abstract and critical thinking in all their classes. Over an 8-year period, informal research has been conducted with approximately 1,000 low- and high-achieving students, and faculty in classrooms,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies, Learning Experience
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Madenfort, Duke – Art Education, 1973
Article traced the learning experiences appropriate to aesthetic education. (RK)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Body Image, Concept Formation
Terry, Polly E. – Instructor, 1974
Suggested a positive approach for teachers in confronting the problems of students afflicted with epilepsy. (RK)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Epilepsy, Exceptional Persons, Learning Experience
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Norton, David L. – School Review, 1973
Author argues that the most important thing you can teach students is what they know already. With Socrates, he believes that maieutic, "midwifery," has an essential place in good teaching. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Knowledge Level, Learning Experience, Philosophy
Rutherford, Millicent – Humanities Journal, 1974
The experience of an extended urban field study project proved an effective method for stimulating students' appetites for discovery and for didactic learning as well. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Objectives, Field Trips, Humanities
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Cohen, Saul G. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1973
Discusses the author's own experience with learning, teaching, and research study in chemistry. Indicates that one should take his working experience as a learning process to alleviate the reactive character of his earlier strongly held views. (CC)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Learning, Learning Experience, Science Education
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Mahood, Wayne – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 1973
Discusses the experiences of a blind student in becoming a teacher. (RK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Blindness, Classroom Environment, Interaction
Daniels, Belden; Droste, Diana – Independent School Bulletin, 1974
Although the principal virtue of the study group is its collective effort, it is flexible enough to provide help where it is needed in individual skill areas or to foster individual exploration within the over-all subject area. (Author)
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Group Instruction, Learning Activities, Learning Experience
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Vontver, Louis A. – Journal of Medical Education, 1974
Instructional objectives should delineate specifically what the student is expected to do or know in terms of the student's ability to demonstrate his skill or knowledge. The objectives presented have increased the learning efficiency of students during their nights on obstectric call. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Learning Experience, Medical Education
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Gross, Dorothy – Childhood Education, 1974
Home, neighborhood, and community are critically examined from the perspective of a young child, and some hard questions are posed as to the value structures that various environments implicitly reinforce. (CS)
Descriptors: Community, Environmental Influences, Experience, Family Environment
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Westbrock, Leon – English Journal, 1973
Reports on Project Input at the Hoffman, Minnesota High School which gives students experience in using oral language with residents in a nursing home, retarded children and adults, and pupils in an elementary school. (RB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Usage, Learning Experience, Secondary Education
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Haban, Mary F. – Educational Horizons, 1973
The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential usefulness of autobiographies as instructional materials for general education objectives and an introspective appraisal of the method of analysis, identifying and analyzing the problems encountered in the use of the method. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Artists, Autobiographies, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Objectives
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Eggleston, S. J. – Education for Teaching, 1973
This article has been an early attempt to draw attention to the creative opportunities afforded by a new paradigm. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Definitions
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Morstain, Barry R. – Research in Higher Education, 1973
Descriptors: Educational Research, Experimental Programs, Higher Education, Learning Experience
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