Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 3 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 9 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 27 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 46 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Location
| United Kingdom | 8 |
| Australia | 7 |
| China | 6 |
| United States | 5 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Sweden | 4 |
| Thailand | 4 |
| Africa | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Self Directed Learning… | 7 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkDarasawang, P., Ed.; Reinders, H., Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2015
This book investigates the ways in which new developments in areas of language teaching practice, such policymaking, planning, methodology and the use of educational technology spread globally and are adopted, rejected or adapted locally.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Zimmerman, Barry J., Ed.; Schunk, Dale H., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Self-regulated learning (or self-regulation) refers to the process whereby learners personally activate and sustain cognitions, affects, and behaviours that are systematically oriented toward the attainment of learning goals. This is the first volume to integrate into a single volume all aspects of the field of self-regulation of learning and…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Learning Processes, Learner Controlled Instruction, Goal Orientation
Schraw, Gregory, Ed.; Robinson, Daniel H., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
This volume examines the assessment of higher order thinking skills from the perspectives of applied cognitive psychology and measurement theory. The volume considers a variety of higher order thinking skills, including problem solving, critical thinking, argumentation, decision making, creativity, metacognition, and self-regulation. Fourteen…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Evaluation, Cognitive Psychology, Measurement
Kuhn, Barbel, Ed.; Cavana, Maria Luisa Perez, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Using constructivist principles and autonomous learning techniques the ELP has pioneered innovative and cutting edge approaches to learning languages that can be applied to learning across the spectrum. Although articles on the success of the ELP project have appeared in some academic journals, "Perspectives from the European Language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Independent Study, Educational Innovation
Benson, Phil, Ed.; Reinders, Hayo, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
This comprehensive exploration of theoretical and practical aspects of out-of-class teaching and learning, from a variety of perspectives and in various settings around the world, includes a theoretical overview of the field, 11 data-based case studies, and practical advice on materials development for independent learning. Contents of this book…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Independent Study, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning
Philpott, Chris, Ed.; Spruce, Gary, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Debates in Music Teaching" encourages student and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in music education. It aims to introduce a critical approach to the central concepts and practices that have influenced major interventions and initiatives in music teaching, and supports the development of new ways of looking…
Descriptors: Social Justice, National Curriculum, Creativity, Music Education
Silva, Anderson, Ed.; Pontes, Elvis, Ed.; Guelfi, Adilson, Ed.; Kofuji, Sergio Takeo, Ed. – InTech, 2012
Chapters in this book include: (1) Courseware Adaptation to Learning Styles and Knowledge Level (Boyan Bontchev and Dessislava Vassileva); (2) Assisted On-Job Training (Claudio Teixeira and Joaquim Sousa Pinto); (3) Self-Directed Learning Readiness Factors in Physicians for Implementing E-Learning in the Continuing Medical Education Programs…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Computer Assisted Instruction, Job Training, Teaching Methods
Meltzer, Lynn, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
This uniquely integrative book brings together leading researchers and practitioners from education, neuroscience, and psychology. It presents a theoretical framework for understanding executive function difficulties together with a range of effective approaches to assessment and instruction. Coverage includes executive function processes in…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Teaching Methods, Nonverbal Learning, Learning Disabilities
Baurain, Bradley, Ed.; Ha, Phan Le, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2010
The benefits and advantages of classroom practices incorporating unity-in-diversity and diversity-in-unity are what "Multilevel and Diverse Classrooms" is all about. Multilevel classrooms--also known as mixed-ability or heterogeneous classrooms--are a fact of life in ESOL programs around the world. These classrooms are often not only…
Descriptors: Television Commercials, Multilingualism, Cartoons, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Download full textLambert, Michael P., Ed.; Welch, Sally R., Ed. – 1993
This handbook contains a collections of nine articles on the subject of direct-response advertising. The handbook gives advice on how to create effective advertisements for home study courses. The nine articles are the following: "Overview of Home Study Advertising in the 1990s" (Michael P. Lambert); "Ad Features that Sell"…
Descriptors: Advertising, Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Independent Study
Allen, Christine, Ed.; Anderson, Mary Alice, Ed. – 1999
This book presents 40 instructional guides for use with secondary school students, organized around the following information literacy standards from "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning": (1) access information efficiently and effectively; (2) evaluate information critically and competently; (3) use information…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Lesson Plans
Allen, Christine, Ed. – 1999
This book presents 43 instructional guides for use with elementary school students, organized around the following information literacy, independent learning, and social responsibility standards from "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning". The standards dictate that students should be able to: (1) access information…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Independent Study, Information Literacy, Information Skills
Wehmeyer, Michael L. – Guilford Publications, 2007
Growing evidence suggests that self-determination is a significant factor in improving educational and transition outcomes in students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This volume reviews the breadth of available methods for teaching components of self-determination--including choice making, problem solving, decision making, goal…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Educational Planning, Decision Making, Self Advocacy
Smith, Ann F. V., Ed.; Strong, Gregory, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2009
"Adult Language Learners: Context and Innovation" presents instructional practices that are particularly successful with adults. Adult language learners are goal oriented and direct their learning to fulfill particular needs or demands: to advance their studies, to progress up the career ladder, to follow business opportunities, to pass…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries
Hiemstra, Roger, Ed. – 1980
This report is a compilation of the presentations given at a three-credit workshop on self-directed adult learning held July 14-25, 1980, at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. An introductory section overviews the workshop, the purpose of which was to initiate the development of policy guidelines for both facilitators of learning and learners…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
