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Butterworth, Brian – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: Arithmetical skills are essential to the effective exercise of citizenship in a numerate society. How these skills are acquired, or fail to be acquired, is of great importance not only to individual children but to the organisation of formal education and its role in society. Method: The evidence on the normal and abnormal…
Descriptors: Evidence, Neurology, Genetics, Arithmetic
Wildner-Bassett, Mary E. – CALICO Journal, 2005
This article proposes a model for a critical social-constructivist (CS-C) approach to the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in language/culture education. CS-C theories emphasize a critical approach to social interactions, interpersonal relations, communication, and the influence that these activities have on learning. I will use the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Language Skill Attrition, Computer Mediated Communication, Second Languages
Nyhan, Barry; Cressey, Peter; Tomassini, Massimo; Kelleher, Michael; Poell, Rob – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2004
This paper, based on a publication entitled "Facing up to the Learning Organisation Challenge," published in April 2003, provides an overview of the main questions emerging from recent European research projects related to the topic of the learning organisation. The rationale for focusing on this topic is the belief that the European…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Human Resources, Vocational Education, Organizational Development
Holmes, Leonard – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2004
The "learning turn" that has occurred in discussions of education and training is here subject to critique. The change of discourse signifies more than mere change of linguistic style, with claims being made to a new paradigm by proponents of what may be termed "learnerism". The claims made by the advocates of learnerism for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Discourse Analysis, Criticism, Educational Philosophy
Whitehouse, Kendall – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2005
With funding from Alfred West, Jr., an alumnus of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and chairman of SEI Investments, Wharton Dean Patrick T. Harker established the Alfred West Jr. Learning Lab to explore ways "to reach a deeper understanding of how people learn and to push that process to a higher level using advancements…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Pilot Projects, Learning Laboratories, Educational Experience
Killion, Joellen – Journal of Staff Development, 2003
As additional funding and new legislation increase our focus on literacy, we should consider the findings of a study by the National Staff Development Council and the National Education Association on what works. The study reviews programs that have demonstrated improvements in student learning, and issues key findings for every grade level.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Literacy Education, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Oyler, Celia – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
This book--co-authored by a teacher educator, a diverse group of five pre-service student teachers, and their student teaching supervisor--takes a unique, illuminating look at the experience of student teaching from the perspective of student teachers. It is premised on learning to teach as an inquiry process enriched by collaborative…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Elementary Education, Teacher Educators, Student Teaching
Merriam, Sharan B.; Caffarella, Rosemary S.; Baumgartner, Lisa M. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2006
In this updated landmark book, the authors have gathered the seminal work and most current thinking on adult learning into one volume. This book addresses a wide range of topics including: Who are adult learners? How do adults learn? Why are adults involved in learning activities? How does the social context shape the learning that adults are…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Stevens, Robert J. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2006
The goal of the middle school organization is to create a learning environment that matches the developmental abilities and needs of young adolescents. This research attempts to operationalize that goal by integrating reading and English classes in large urban middle schools. The Student Team Reading and Writing (STRW) program reconfigured…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Cooperative Learning, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
Hall, Arnita Rena – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this literature review is to look at brain research and its effect on educational practice. For the last several years, educators, parents and policymakers have become increasingly interested in the potential role of positive early childhood experiences in promoting a child's emotional and intellectual well-being (Ellison, 2001).…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Children, Brain, Multiple Intelligences
Meijer, Joost – Curriculum Journal, 2007
This article gives a description of three analyses concerning the construct learning to learn and the assessment of cross-curricular skills. First, the correspondence between learning to learn and cross-curricular skills is examined by means of a theoretical content analysis. Second, the nature of cross-curricular skills is studied through a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Statistical Analysis, Intelligence
Snow, Richard E.; Jackson, Douglas N. – 1992
Research planned to improve understanding of conative educational processes and outcomes is described. Over the past year, literature reviews have been conducted aimed at defining categories of assessment of student persistence, freedom from distraction, engagement, and other school-and-work related attitudes and motivations, both as learning…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cognitive Tests, Educational Assessment, High School Students
Wesley, Marion T., Jr.; Franks, Melvin E. – 1995
A classroom/lab-based graduate telecommunications course was studied to discover implications for online instruction of related topics and skills. The analysis focused on: (1) examining the potential for teaching telecommunications via an Internet-mediated virtual classroom to public school personnel situated at their home districts; and (2)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education, Educational Assessment
Sultan, Adel; Jones, Marshall – 1995
Over the years, situated and observational learning has given way to mass teaching and theoretical learning based on prose information. Even though schools have produced many successful professionals, they often fail to address individual differences in learners and encourage competition rather than cooperation between learners. As a result, many…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Graphics
Cuffman, Darcey M.; MacRae, Norma – 1996
Traditional classroom teaching preparation does not fully prepare faculty for the special requirements of teaching interactive television courses. Faculty who teach these courses often have to update their skills in current technology, plan courses differently, and work with distance education staff to prepare and deliver courses. This paper…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Administration