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Banks, Carmelita B. – Synthesis, 1991
Many educators believe elementary and secondary schools must adapt classrooms to meet the demands of all students' learning styles. Learning style is no indicator of intelligence. Different students respond better to different teaching styles. The article examines ways that teachers, students, parents, and administrators can work together for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Cognitive Style, Educational Change
Peer reviewedLeung, Frederick K. S. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2001
Discusses the features of East Asian mathematics education and its underlying values in contrast to features and values in the West. Presented in terms of six dichotomies: (1) product versus process; (2) rote learning versus meaningful learning; (3) studying hard versus pleasurable learning; (4) extrinsic versus intrinsic motivations; (5) whole…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
