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Ortiz, Ann E.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Compares the effects of positive goal interdependence and positive resource interdependence on individual performance in teamwork and taskwork situations. Although early performance revealed difficulties with the interdependent nature of the work, performance improved as the students adapted their skills. Briefly discusses a number of variables…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Goal Orientation, Grade 5
Lee, Lynda Newby; Lee, Mickey M. – 1985
This study identified the cognitive style (as defined by the construct of field independence/dependence) of prospective teachers at Eastern Kentucky University and identified instructional strategies reflective of the field independent/dependent dimension of cognitive style. In the 1984 Fall Semester the Group Embedded Figures Test was…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education, Perception Tests
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Lyytinen, Paula; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
Comparison of the teaching strategies used by mothers of 30 boys with learning disabilities (LD) and 30 normally achieving boys (NLD) found that mothers of children with LD used fewer high level strategies, their total time spent teaching was less, and they exhibited more dominance and less emotionality and cooperation than did mothers of NLD…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Individual Characteristics, Learning Disabilities, Mother Attitudes
International Society for Individualized Instruction, Chico, CA. – 1986
Papers presented at this conference focus primarily on the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills. Topics related to critical thinking include metacognition, curriculum development, and teaching strategies in foreign languages; teaching critical reading of literature to develop critical thinking skills; use of guided design in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking, Humanities, Individualized Instruction
Barnett, Terry – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1986
Describes a study of secondary school children's perceptions of educational games and simulations to determine correlations between individual personality dimensions (psychoticism, extraversion, neuroticism) and pupils' perceptions of enjoyment and learning. Data were also grouped into personality clusters which were compared with data on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Educational Games, Geography
Hensley, Wayne E. – 1983
The Johari Window--a model that categorizes degree of self-awareness and openness in communication into (1) information known to self and others (open), (2) information known to self but not to others (hidden), (3) information known to others but not self (blind), and (4) information known neither to self nor to others (unknown)--is a frequently…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Disclosure
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Carducci, Bernardo J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes an in-class exercise designed to teach basic principles of survey methodology and to educate students about the pervasiveness and problems associated with shyness in college students. Students complete a brief survey on shyness and the instructor summarizes the results for the class as part of a lecture on survey methodology. (MJP)
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Communication
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Borg, Mary O.; Shapiro, Stephen L. – Journal of Economic Education, 1996
Utilizes the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to delineate four basic personality types and their corresponding learning styles. Compares student's learning style with professor's teaching style. Suggests options for improving instruction by offering teaching and grading strategies that better accommodate student personality types and learning…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
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Riding, Richard J.; Read, Geoffrey – Educational Psychology, 1996
Surveys 78 British secondary school students and correlates their responses regarding preferences in learning styles to information previously determined by the computer-presented Cognitive Styles Analysis. Examines the students' preferences for group, pair, or individual work, as well as, open and closed tasks. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Uses in Education
Crowe, Michael R.; And Others – 1986
A study examined various characteristics of learning environments that promote or retard the development of basic skills proficiency. Data on four school programs--vocational noncooperative, vocational cooperative, general education, and college preparatory--were collected in a repeated measure design via observations, testing, and interviews. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, College Preparation