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Berulava, Galina A.; Berulava, Mikhail N. – International Dialogues on Education: Past and Present, 2019
The article discusses the main factors of personal development and the dynamics of their role in the modern world. It is shown that an organized system of education, a teacher, is no longer a priority source of personal development: such a source is the electronic media that are today having a mostly negative impact on personal development. The…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Films, Video Technology, Teaching Methods
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Carter, James R. – Journal of Geography, 2008
"Dora the Explorer" is a twenty-three-minute television program for preschoolers viewed by millions every day in many countries. These programs are also marketed as videotapes and DVDs. This seven-year-old Latina, bilingual cartoon character teaches many things by interacting with the young viewers. On every program Dora and friends have to go…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Preschool Education, Geography, Cartoons
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Orth, Lauren C.; Martin, Roy P. – Journal of School Psychology, 1994
Examined effects of student temperament, instructional method (computer versus teacher), and interaction between 2 on observed off-task behavior and problem-solving performance among 78 kindergarten students. Found that students with highest Task Orientation exhibited almost no off-task behaviors with either method, whereas students with lowest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Freeman, James; And Others – Assessment in Higher Education, 1978
A comprehensive test of problem-solving skills and attitudes in electrical engineering was administered pre-course and post-course to undergraduates at the University of Salford who followed laboratory courses involving contrasting teaching approaches. Results indicate that United Kingdom students perform best in courses with emphasis on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Engineering Education
TAYLOR, CALVIN W. – 1956
PAPERS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT OF A 1955 CONFERENCE ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE SCIENCE TALENT. MOST PAPERS DEAL WITH THE THEORETICAL INTERPRETATION OF CREATIVITY AND ITS MEASUREMENT. SOME ARE REVIEWS OF RESEARCH RELATED TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS AND PROCEDURES USED BY VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Colleges, Conference Reports, Creativity
Kenney, Helen J.; And Others – 1966
To serve emotionally disturbed adolescents in a residential treatment program, an educational cadre was formed to function as a diagnostic, teaching, and research instrument. Specialists in addition to classroom teachers included a curriculum specialist, a cognitive psychologist, and a psychiatric clinician. Experimental curriculum units in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Programs, Emotional Disturbances, English
Kise, Jane A. G. – Corwin Press, 2006
Change is hard work, even when we are convinced it is worth the effort. Teachers are expected to change without clear explanations or evidence of how the changes will benefit them or their students. Meaningful change is most likely to occur when teachers' beliefs, feelings, and personality are taken into consideration. This book applies the latest…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Personality, Staff Development, Multiple Intelligences
Benjamin, Ludy T., Jr., Ed. – APA Books, 2008
The most popular activities from APA's successful "Activities Handbooks for the Teaching of Psychology" are gathered together and updated in this book of teachers' favorites. The lesson plans, which encourage active learning and involve the whole class, have stood the test of time and proven themselves to be entertaining, effective, and easy to…
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans