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Bondy, A.; Tincani, M.; Frost, L. – Behavior Analyst, 2004
This paper presents Skinner's (1957) analysis of verbal behavior as a framework for understanding language acquisition in children with autism. We describe Skinner's analysis of pure and impure verbal operants and illustrate how this analysis may be applied to the design of communication training programs. The picture exchange communication system…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Language Acquisition, Autism, Interpersonal Communication
Portugal, Lisa Marie – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2006
This paper discusses the enormous impact distance learning has had on traditional higher education and addresses emerging leadership roles. The writer will address and discuss qualities that are necessary for leaders and the success of their distance education initiatives. Topics discussed include critical issues relating to the evolution and…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Distance Education, Higher Education, Electronic Learning
Ross, Pauline; Tronson, Deidre; Ritchie, Raymond J. – Journal of Biological Education, 2006
Biology students in their first year at university have difficulty understanding the abstract concepts of photosynthesis. The traditional didactic lecture followed by practical exercises that show various macroscopic aspects of photosynthesis often do not help the students visualise or understand the submicroscopic (molecular-level) reactions that…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Textbooks, Learning Modalities, Learning Strategies
Silbergh, David; Lennon, Kate – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2006
Purpose: This paper seeks to present final results from an exploratory research project that aimed to compare and contrast the effectiveness of different delivery modes (especially online as opposed to face-to-face) when developing leadership skills in established managers. Design/methodology/approach: This study sought to identify whether…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Leadership Training, Statistical Analysis, Leadership
Janet Swenson; Carl A. Young; Ewa McGrail; Robert Rozema; Phyllis Whitin – English Education, 2006
The authors contend that new technologies have developed new literacies and new ways of thinking that are reshaping our lives. In the rapidly changing world, they argue, these new literacies and their practices must become central to effective English education programs. To frame their argument, they introduce the notion of…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Educational Technology, Technological Literacy, Change Agents
Juma Shehab, Samya Ali – Online Submission, 2007
This research focused on the undergraduate learners' perceptions of blended learning at the Arab Open University--Bahrain Branch (AOU-BH). It also focused on factors that influence learners' perceptions and examined the relationships between learners' perceptions and their particular demographic characteristics (age, gender, educational level,…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Arabs, Learning Processes
Hunt, Stephen K. – 1995
African American cognitive Styles have not received much attention in research. An intended ethnographic study will examine the preferred cognitive styles employed by African American students in the classroom. The literature on African American cognition indicates that they are likely to utilize field dependent cognitive styles. The setting will…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Educational Research
Hanson, Elizabeth; And Others – 1995
This packet contains a teacher's guide and student guide for a videotape and audiotape that introduce learning styles concepts for adult learners and provide them with tools to begin to recognize their own behavior and to make the most of their personal style strengths. The teacher's guide provides background information on learning styles and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Audiotape Recordings
Cherney, Elaine E. – 1994
For those educators who work with college students either as teachers, advisors, or in learning centers, the construct of learning style can be a powerful tool in their interactions with students. Educators can sometimes tune in to students' styles by listening to the verbs the students use. An informal assessment of students' learning styles is…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Evaluation Methods
Neil, Marion – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1975
Cognitive mapping, one of the Educational Sciences developed by Joseph Hill, makes individualized mastery learning programs possible. This article reviews the cognitive mapping method of determining individual cognitive styles, discusses methods used to cater to these styles, and defines the seven Educational Sciences. (DC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Technology, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Innovation
Nemiroff, Joanne – 1989
An elementary school teacher and counselor designed a practicum which provided a model that teachers and parents used to enhance the developmental and academic skills of kindergarten children. The major goal was to increase the acquisition of skills through the child's preferred learning modality. Teachers and parents were given training that…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Kindergarten Children, Learning Modalities
Murphy, Linda; Della Corte, Suzanne – Special Parent/Special Child, 1989
This article discusses how to determine the learning style of a child with learning problems and how to use the information to maximize the child's potential. Assessing the child's learning style begins with close observation in a variety of settings, which provides a generalized idea of the child's behavior. This is followed up by categorizing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities
Winn, Bill – 1982
Relationships between media format, sensory channel, and cognitive information processing are not straightforward. Media format does not determine information processing and storage except when a deliberate attempt is made to model cognitive processes by manipulating the medium. Sensory channel only affects processing and learning for relatively…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Individual Differences, Instructional Materials
Sullivan, Jayne E.; Rogers, Bruce G. – 1981
A study compared the listening retention of third grade pupils when a literature passage was presented via the teacher showing a film, showing a sound filmstrip, and reading from a book. The words and pictures in each presentation of a children's fantasy story were identical in each case. Subjects were 30 randomly selected pupils in each of the 20…
Descriptors: Educational Researchers, Filmstrips, Grade 3, Instructional Films
More, Arthur J. – 1984
To accomplish cultural relevance in the classroom for Indian students, changes in instructional methods must complement alterations in course content. Since learning styles, like cultural features, may vary for Indian students, the effective teacher will master a matching teaching style adapted to emphasize unique cultural strengths rather than to…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education