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Peer reviewedArmstrong, Colin – Clearing House, 1987
Reports on two common views of learning styles, and presents a set of activities to show how curriculum can reflect each learning style. Discusses a method for accommodating all learning styles. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedHopfengardner, Jerrold D.; O'Dell, Frank L. – Clearing House, 1989
Describes a visit by two educators to a primary school in Auckland, New Zealand. Discusses the development of children, educational goals, traditions, curricula, administration, and facilities of this New Zealand school. Finds the major difference is the New Zealand school's child-centered approach. (MS)
Descriptors: Administration, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
Download full textKelting-Gibson, Lynn M. – Educational Research Quarterly, 2005
Lesson and unit plans designed by preservice teachers who developed their plans using the backward design model or a traditional model of curriculum design were compared. Two independent raters scored 153 lesson and unit plans developed by preservice teachers in two different sections of Educational Planning and Management. The plans were…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Preservice Teachers
Richards, Jack C.; Rodgers, Theodore S. – 1986
Each major trend in 20th-century second language teaching is explained, and similarities and differences are highlighted. An introductory chapter offers a brief history of second language teaching. The second chapter outlines a model for examining and comparing the different approaches. This model is used in subsequent chapters to describe methods…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bilingual Education Office. – 1987
A handbook for teachers, administrators, and bilingual education specialists who deal with limited-English-proficient, Japanese-speaking students is designed to assist this language minority to get the best educational opportunities. Chapters discuss the background of Japanese-speaking people in California, historical and sociocultural factors…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Traits
Feitelson, Dina – 1988
Creating a link between current research findings and classroom practice, this book analyzes, compares, and critiques prevalent classroom strategies in beginning reading instruction in light of expertise available in other countries. The book begins with a section on "Points of Departure," consisting of three chapters:…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Design
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bilingual Education Office. – 1986
A handbook for teachers and administrators dealing with limited-English-speaking native Pilipino-speaking students in the schools gives information on the unique historical, sociocultural, and linguistic characteristics of this group and provides information about educational resources. It begins with an overview of Filipino immigration history,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics
