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Walker, Karen – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2002
How do students with special needs learn best based on brain research? There was a great deal of strictly scientific information about different types of brain damage and how that can affect learning. Given this, it was surprising that there was very little information on ways in which to assist students with learning disabilities utilizing the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Prior Learning, Teaching Methods, Neurological Impairments

Hanson, Alan L.; Mergener, Michael A. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1983
Application of experiences in adult and general education to experiential and prior learning in PharmD program development is discussed. Included in the discussion are definitions, program examples, contrasts with traditional programs, quality control procedures, program evaluation, and cost considerations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Doctoral Programs, Educational Quality, Experiential Learning

Rowell, J. A.; Dawson, C. J. – Science Education, 1980
Reported is the production of an instructional methodology harmonizing with Piagetian theory and enabling teenage students, including those initially mismatched to the task, to understand the mole, as revealed by their performances on a test of basic skills considered fundamental to that concept. (DS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Research
Sachs, Martha Pomeranz – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1980
To validate the quality of a college degree, administrators must make certain that learning credited is at college level, fits into degree requirements congruent with the instructional goals of the institution, and is assessed by technically adequate procedures and properly trained assessors. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Credits

Barbato, Joseph – Change, 1979
The School of New Resources, run by the College of New Rochelle, is a nontraditional degree program for adults in the liberal arts. The School, which has been the model for other institutions, is described including: development of term courses, life experience credits, curriculum development, and student population. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Blacks

Reed, W. Michael; Oughton, John M. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1997
Describes a study of graduate students that focused on determining the relationship among student characteristics, including gender, learning style, and prior computer experiences, and non-linear interval-based navigation of a hypermedia program. Highlights include a literature review, interval frequencies, and suggestions for future research.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Futures (of Society), Gender Issues

Wadsworth, Pamela – Primary Science Review, 1997
Argues that children learn science more effectively when teachers begin with the ideas they already hold. Children can arrive at scientific understanding through careful teaching that includes discussion activities, practical investigations, or secondary sources. Getting children to discuss their ideas challenges their thinking and encourages them…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Philosophy

Ridgway, Tony – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1997
Explores the hypothesis that the background knowledge effect, that is, familiarity with the topic, that enhances reading comprehension in a foreign language occurs only between two thresholds. Findings indicate that a lower threshold may exist, whereas the existence of an upper threshold is an open question. (50 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Business Communication, English (Second Language), Hypothesis Testing, Knowledge Level

Eckert, Craig M.; Bower, Douglas J.; Stiff, Krista S.; Hinkle, Abby J.; Davis, Andrew R. – Teaching Sociology, 1997
Demonstrates the usefulness of classroom assessment in reducing the number of underprepared students. Recommends that faculty use classroom assessment techniques very early in the semester to determine students' knowledge level. Maintains that a vast dichotomy exists between teachers' assumptions regarding students' knowledge and what they…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Educational Background, Educational Environment, Educational Experience

Gauss, Boris; Urbas, Leon – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2003
Reports the design and evaluation of a prototype for learning modules compliant to the SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) standard for use with hypermedia systems in Web-based instruction. Discusses a study of undergraduates that considered relations between individual differences in learner characteristics, including intrinsic…
Descriptors: Computer Use, Evaluation, Higher Education, Hypermedia

Nachmias, Rafi; Shany, Nehama – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
Examines student learning in virtual courses and the relationship between their performance and thinking styles based on a study of Israeli junior high school students. Topics include students' scholastic performance and grades; successful Web searches; completion of assignments; use of asynchronous communication channels; student attitudes;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries
Hudson, Jill Rooker – Indiana Media Journal, 1996
Describes a study of elementary and secondary school library media specialists in Oklahoma that compared current knowledge of policy to actual practice regarding off-air videotape recording for use in classrooms. Discussion focuses on strong versus weak educational justification and situational vignettes depicting each. Media specialists'…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Copyrights, Elementary Secondary Education, Fair Use (Copyrights)

Powell, Richard R. – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1997
This study examined how prior knowledge and experience influenced first-career and second-career beginning science teachers' curriculum and classroom instruction. Observations and interviews indicated that teachers compromised their beliefs about good content and became similar by the end of the year. The classroom curricula of both groups emerged…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Grade 9

Durndell, A.; Thomson, K. – Computers & Education, 1997
Describes a 1995 study of college freshmen at a Scottish university that examined use of computers, knowledge about information technology, and reasons for not studying computing. Gender differences are discussed and results are compared with earlier studies from 1992, 1989, and 1986. (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science Education

Schmidt, Henk G.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1989
Two experiments assessed the effects of activation of prior knowledge through small-group discussion. College students (n=39) and Dutch secondary school students (n=88) were asked to elaborate on possible explanations of a natural phenomenon. Data suggested that such activation of prior knowledge can be a successful instructional strategy. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Knowledge Level