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Kim, Mi Song; Xing, Xiaotong – Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2019
Innovative literacy teaching and learning approaches have proved that multiliteracies enables teachers to work with culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students. However, few studies have shed light on examining Chinese teachers' understanding and practices of multiliteracies in Canada. To respond to this challenge, this qualitative case…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Multiple Literacies, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
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Brown, Cary A.; McIlroy, Kelly – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2011
Group learning activities (GLAs) are integral components of graduate and undergraduate programmes across disciplines. Students' multidimensional perception of GLAs and preferred learning style influences learning outcomes. Educators need to be aware of the potential for negative learning experiences associated with group activities and provide…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Group Activities, Cooperative Learning, Student Attitudes
Zingaro, Daniel – Online Submission, 2012
Much current research exalts the benefits of having students facilitate weekly discussions in asynchronous online courses. This study seeks to add to what is known about student moderation through an analysis of the types of questions students use to spur each discussion. Prior experimental work has demonstrated that the types of questions posed…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Facilitators (Individuals)
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Perry, Beth; Boman, Jeanette; Care, W. Dean; Edwards, Margaret; Park, Caroline – Journal of Educators Online, 2008
Why do nursing and health studies graduate students who are enrolled in online programs decide to withdraw? The qualitative study reported in this paper investigated students' self-identified reasons for withdrawing from an online graduate program in nursing and health studies. The focus of the study was Athabasca Universities' Centre for Nursing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses
Torbit, Gary – Canadian Counsellor, 1981
Investigated assumptions that people choose careers which are consistent with their learning styles and are shaped to fit career learning norms. Counselor trainees (N=35) indicated their "preferred" learning style, and subsequently, their perceptions of "counselor" learning style. Results supported the assumptions. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Cognitive Style, Counselor Role, Counselor Training
Hiebert, Bryan; Noort, E. Dianne – 1988
The hypothesized relationship between counseling skill and cognitive functioning has immense implications for counselor education. This study was conducted to develop and field test a procedure for depicting change in cognitive structure across time and to investigate the relationship between changes in cognitive structure and counseling skill.…
Descriptors: Change, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Counselor Client Relationship
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Commission for International Adult Education, 2012
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Religion