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Direct linkGrossman, Pam; McDonald, Morva – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
In this article, the authors examine two distinct but closely related fields, research on teaching and research on teacher education. Despite its roots in research on teaching, research in teacher education has developed in isolation both from mainstream research on teaching and from research on higher education and professional education. A…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Educational Research, Research, Teaching (Occupation)
Peer reviewedLindsley, Ogden R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
This article summarizes procedures used in translating technical jargon in the field of behavior therapy to plain English. It lists phrases translated from applied behavior analysis to public education, presents acronyms useful in remembering sequences of steps, and describes two tests to help in decision making in behavior analysis applications.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Problems, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEckstein, Rick; And Others – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Maintains that introductory sociology courses rely on a preponderance of jargon that obfuscates the nature of the discipline. Advocates communicating the nature of sociology by emphasizing its three main approaches: structural, systematic, and critical. Suggests that religious affiliation and economic status influence ability to think…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Data Collection, Definitions, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedMerton, Robert K.; Wolfe, Alan – American Sociologist, 1995
Explores the extent that sociological concepts have been incorporated into the vernacular of U.S. society and the impact of sociological techniques on politics and society. Study tracked frequency of selected sociological terms in the popular press. Identifies a danger of sociology becoming too popular and losing its credibility. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Higher Education, Jargon, Linguistic Borrowing
Peer reviewedDochy, Filip J. R. C.; Alexander, Patricia A. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1995
Reviews the current literature concerning prior knowledge in an attempt to clarify problems with the terminology. Identifies the three main problems: lack of definition or vagueness, nominal versus real definitions, and different names/same constructs or same name/different constructs. Includes a conceptual map of prior knowledge terminology. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
Peer reviewedDaniels, Harry – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1995
Investigates the relationship between the social organization and educational practices of schools and how they relate to students' ability to recognize differences between curriculum-specific talk. The study recorded students' observations regarding Mathematics and Art to determine their ability to speak in subject-specific ways teachers deem…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Communication (Thought Transfer)
