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Christensen, Lois M. – 1991
There are various learning styles, each with its own characteristics. Some researchers have associated the different styles with specific brain hemispheres. In the past teachers generally have taught with one type of learning style in mind, with much emphasis placed on the outcomes of learning. Increased attention should be paid to the individual…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style
Allen, William T. – 1990
This workbook is intended to help parents plan for the adult life of their developmentally disabled son or daughter. Much of the book's content is presented in the form of exercises and activities. Part 1 focuses on overall planning and considers living options, working options, and leisure options available in most communities. It offers…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Children, Advocacy, Developmental Disabilities
de Jong, Frank P. C. M. – 1987
Metacognitive activities were studied through the verbalizations of students during a learning process, to study the differences in the performance of good and poor students. The moment of verbalization, either at prompting marks or without prompts, and the instruction in verbalization, either directed or non-directed, were variables. Thirty-two…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Dutch
Resnick, Lauren B.; And Others – 1991
Early results are reported for an effort to use a reasoning-based mathematics program in the primary classroom. In the preschool years, children develop knowledge about quantities of material, referred to as protoquantitative reasoning. Integrating counting with the protoquantitative schemas seems to occur as early as 4 years of age. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Classroom Techniques, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary School Mathematics
Walberg, Herbert J. – 1982
This paper compares the effects of desegregation on black achievement with the effects of other factors in the process of school learning that have recently been synthesized. The first section of the paper discusses techniques and guidelines for research synthesis, including meta-analysis. The second section presents a summary of the statistical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Black Students, Desegregation Effects
Ross, Katharyn E. K.; Shuell, Thomas J. – 1990
Some pre-instructional misconceptions held by children can persist through scientific instruction and resist changes. Identifying these misconceptions would be beneficial for science instruction. In this preliminary study, scores on a 60-item true-false test of knowledge and misconceptions about earthquakes were compared with previous interview…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Earthquakes, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Romereim, Loye; Erion, R. L. – 1990
A study sought to identify the cognitive strategies or techniques that expert middle school teachers use to help mainstreamed students learn from content area texts. Twenty middle school social studies and science teachers who had been identified as teachers who worked well with mainstreamed students were interviewed concerning what they thought…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Intermediate Grades, Interviews
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1990
The purpose of this guide is to provide teachers with information that will help them better understand how to teach science. In addition, this resource is intended to be a tool in assisting teachers in developing their science curricula and in planning their instruction. The instructional approach presented reflects the philosophy that students…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science
D'Acierno, Maria Rosaria – 1990
A discussion of bilingualism and second language learning distinguishes three types of bilingualism, namely, compound, coordinate, and sub-coordinate. A compound bilingual is an individual who learns two languages in the same environment so that he/she acquires one notion with two verbal expressions. A coordinate bilingual acquires the two…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Language
Ceprano, Maria A. – 1987
Designed to add to the existing knowledge base concerning the saliency of features used by children to identify isolated words, a study examined whether the method of instruction influences the extent to which various features are used for word identification and recall. Subjects, 117 kindergarten students from a suburban Buffalo, New York, school…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Behavior Patterns, Context Clues, Decoding (Reading)
Smagorinsky, Peter; And Others – 1987
Noting that teachers sometimes fail to draw on students' prior knowledge, this guide focuses on helping teachers both to think about the cognitive processes involved in learning and to design activities that provide students with a solid introduction to various learning tasks. The first section briefly discusses current theory and research in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Literature Appreciation
Chalker, Rhoda N.; Horns, Virginia – 1986
This study tested the hypothesis that there is no significant difference in reading achievement among children in grades 2 through 5 related to family structure. Researchers administered the Stanford Achievement Test to 119 students in an Alabama city suburban school system. Of the sample, 69 children lived in intact families and 50 lived in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Structure, Latchkey Children
Carpenter, Don A., Ed. – Focus: A Forum on Teaching and Learning in Utah Community and Technical Colleges, 1985
This issue of "Focus" includes seven essays addressing various concerns related to community college curriculum, instruction, and instructors. "Money, and the Good of Humanities," by Dr. Demont H. Howell, explores the utility of humanities education in preparing students for coping with the present and the future. "Teaching High Level Thinking in…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Powell, Robert G.; Nicholson, James L., III – 1986
Affective communication behavior is central to the teaching-learning process. A review of literature reveals that the affective domain has been viewed primarily as a teacher property rather than as an interactive variable in the process of student learning. However, there is a need for research that explores how affective behavior is negotiated…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment
Defino, Maria E. – 1984
Two elementary school teachers were members of a large sample participating in a study of changing teacher practices through intervention with staff developers. In October, one teacher was transferred to a similar school in another part of the district. The other teacher accepted an assignment in another school at the end of the first semester.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques
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