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Schwartz, James E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Describes the use and rationale of "Silent Teaching," a teaching technique in which the teacher remains silent as students generate and evaluate hypotheses while trying to understand an as-yet undiscovered concept. (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation

Fortunato, Irene; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1991
Presents the results of a survey of 165 seventh grade students asked to respond yes, no, or maybe to 21 metacognitive statements about their cognitive activity on a mathematical word problem. Suggests how to use the responses as a basis for developing classroom activities. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Grade 7

Maher, Carolyn A.; And Others – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1991
A longitudinal study followed Brian from grade five through grade seven to examine his representation and development of mathematical knowledge. Some observations over the four years were that Brian liked to figure things out, responded poorly to suggestions not fitting the representation he constructed, and changed attitudes from purposeful and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation

Rogers, P. J.; Aston, F. M. – Educational Studies, 1990
Presents four educational experiments reflecting Jerome Bruner's theories on iconic and enactive representation to emphasize the need for more research on how children learn. Advocates greater institutional cooperation among schools, teachers, and researchers to improve research implementation and reduce problems of school disruption and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Role, Concept Teaching, Educational Experiments

Laney, James D. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Presents a scripted lesson plan for intermediate grades, based on M.C. Wittrock's model of generative teaching derived from brain lateralization research. Uses a shopping mall as the setting for hypothetical dilemmas. Offers a combination of verbal and imagined strategies that improve students' economic reasoning and teaches cost-benefit analysis.…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Concept Teaching, Cost Effectiveness

Bellan, Jennifer Marie; Scheurman, Geoffrey – Social Education, 1998
Argues that a virtual field trip can complement and enhance a real one. Discusses the benefits and pitfalls of both types of field trips. Outlines a series of student and teacher activities combining an actual field trip and a virtual one to Fort Snelling in St. Paul, Minnesota. (MJP)
Descriptors: Built Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning)

Holt, Pol William – Social Education, 1998
Describes the work of four Wyoming high school students who created a CD-ROM collection of Oregon Trail documents for use by fourth graders. The students reviewed 60 boxes of diaries, government documents, prints, and artifacts, becoming historians themselves as they created the electronic database. Includes photographs and illustrations. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning), Database Design, Databases

Russell, Andrew J. – Educational Psychology, 1997
Reports on a study of 257 London Train Operators who viewed a short Computer-based Training Module (CBT), completed a Cognitive Styles Analysis, and then performed related tasks. Multivariate analysis revealed the influence on learning performance of age, cognitive style, and attitude to technology. Includes tables, graphs, and statistical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style

Barab, Sasha A.; Hay, Kenneth E.; Barnett, Michael; Squire, Kurt – Cognition and Instruction, 2001
Explored learning and instruction within a technology-rich, collaborative, participatory learning environment by tracking the emergence of shared understanding and products through student and teacher practices. Found that becoming knowledgeably skillful with respect to a particular practice or concept is a multigenerational process, evolving in…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Cooperation
Donaldson, Joe F.; Scribner, Jay Paredes – Journal of School Leadership, 2003
This research explored the organizational nature of cohorts with particular focus on the relation between structural factors, including conventions, culture, power, and unintended learning. An in-depth case study of a cohort project team of educational leadership students led to identification of four major themes. Students employed a…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Teaching Methods, Case Studies, College Instruction
Fornaciari, Charles J.; Dean, Kathy Lund – Journal of Management Education, 2005
Standard organizational behavior survey courses usually introduce students to the "nuts and bolts" of organizational work design and models that mechanize work. This article develops an experiential exercise that simulates working conditions that can foster greater student understanding of the affective, ethical, and human aspects of work design.…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Industrial Psychology, Experiential Learning, Simulation
Cross, Beth – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2005
This article takes a detailed look at how a group of 10-year-old boys mutually construct an evolving multilinear scenario whilst playing a storytelling game in class, borrowing from a number of genres and forms of engagement in ICT-mediated popular culture to perform for each other in patterns which defy linear description or analysis. Their…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Geometry, Males, Discourse Analysis
Kenner, Charmian – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2005
Mainstream educators tend to assume that families should follow a school-prescribed pathway, centred on parent-child storyreading sessions, to help their children become literate and achieve educational success. The research discussed here focuses on case studies of bilingual families with six-year-old children growing up in London, and shows that…
Descriptors: Siblings, Literacy Education, Academic Achievement, Child Development
Taber, Keith – Teacher Development, 2005
This article describes how workshop sessions have attempted to help teachers from one curriculum area develop their diagnostic skills to use in assessment for learning. The approach uses the metaphor of the teacher-as-learning-doctor to encourage teachers to think about the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of learning "bugs". The…
Descriptors: Workshops, Classification, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods
Gregas, Amanda J. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2006
The principles of psychology are an effective, yet underutilized resource within American schools. Teachers can take advantage of established interventions from the field of psychology and apply them to their classrooms in a realistic, straightforward manner, while still remaining in the role of the educator. A large part of cognitive-behavioral…
Descriptors: Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Cultural Pluralism