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Scarcella, Robin C.; Oxford, Rebecca L. – 1992
The analogy of a tapestry is used to provide instructional techniques and practices to help teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) "weave" together environmental factors (classroom interaction, input) and learner cognitive, affective, and social characteristics (learning styles, strategies, motivation) according to the needs of the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness
Collinson, Vivienne – 1996
This paper argues that teachers' beliefs and attitudes affect not only their instructional decisions and human relationships, but also their willingness to seek professional knowledge, particularly when such knowledge contradicts their beliefs. Results obtained from a case study on K-5 staff development through inquiry are used to illustrate what…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Collegiality, Educational Planning, Elementary Education
Hill, Nancy E. – 1993
A study examined age and sex differences in engagement style and locus of control and their influence on African-American parent-adolescent relationships. The study subjects were 71 students in 9th grade and 57 students in 11th grade from 4 high schools in a large midwestern city; 46 college freshmen attending a large midwestern university; and 46…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Black Students, Blacks
Grossman, Herbert – 1993
The study described in this report was conducted to investigate possible differences in professors' preferences for classroom/behavior management techniques based on their gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and field of instruction. In phase 1 of the study, professors (N=452) who taught classroom/behavior management to regular and/or special…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Education Courses
1998
This document contains four papers from a symposium on individual differences in learning. "Novice and Expert Learning: Impact on Training" (Barbara J. Daley) reports on a study in which 20 novice and expert nurses were interviewed to identify their different learning processes and the factors that facilitated or hindered their learning.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Educational Environment
Huber, Tonya – 1991
This paper addresses the issue of multiculturalism in public schools and the role teacher education programs play in preparing teachers to create, implement, and evaluate curriculum and instruction responsive to the educational needs of diverse learners. Ethnographic interviews and observations were utilized to present a case study which…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness
Wheelock, Anne – 1992
This book examines the effects of tracking on public education, makes a case for "untracking" as a key education reform, and describes successful untracking efforts. Tracking is an educational practice that groups children of similar abilities and achievement levels together into homogeneous groups. "Untracking" is the process…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Curriculum Development, Diversity (Student), Educational Change
Nichols, Teresa M. – 1993
To determine if differing ability levels will affect the acquisition of problem-solving skills and self-esteem as a result of participation in two approaches to teaching problem-solving skills, a study was conducted with sixth graders in a posttest-only control group experimental design. Subjects were 102 sixth graders randomly assigned to 5…
Descriptors: Ability, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Assink, Egbert; van der Linden, Jan – 1991
The research project "Feedback Processes in Computer Managed Spelling Instruction" is aimed at developing and testing an instructional software program for teaching the orthography of Dutch verbs. The main focus of this paper is on how to design an optimal educational environment. The design of the man-computer interaction is highlighted…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Biemiller, Andrew; Richards, Merle – 1986
The purposes of this longitudinal study were to examine techniques whereby kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 teachers might become more aware of differences in children which affect their performance and behavior, and to develop with teachers ways of accommodating classrooms to children and vice versa. Participants were 24 teachers from four…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Early Identification, Elementary School Students
Loridas, Laura – 1988
This manual provides a basic understanding of cultural differences that teachers are likely to encounter among exceptional children in their classrooms. The manual aims to create an atmosphere where children respect individual differences in themselves and in others. Several cultures are introduced, including Arabic Lebanese, Hispanic, Native…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Arabs, Asian Americans, Chinese Culture
Ross, Dorian – 1985
A variety of research findings and observations concerning learning styles are compiled in this guide to help teachers understand the implications of their students' learning preferences. The first section describes the Learning Preference Inventory (LPI) as an instrument that asks the student to select among eight learning situations, e.g.,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Bilingual Students
Rancourt, Richard; Dionne, Jean-Paul – 1981
Psycho-epistemology provides a framework for this study on interrelationships among teachers, subject matter, and learners. Chapter 1 presents the polemics that lead to the problem, including sections on educational divergence, the noncumulative nature of knowledge in education, the divergence of opinion regarding the "best" teaching and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation
Zellner, Ronald D.; Wisner, Robert H. – 1977
The relative development of Piagetian concrete logical operational abilities was investigated in Mexican American and Anglo American children. Performance was assessed on eight classification tasks and three forms of transitivity, measuring seriation skills. One phase of the study compared the performances of 30 Anglo and 30 Mexican American…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Developmental Stages
BRYDE, JOHN F. – 1966
AFTER ACHIEVING SATISFACTORILY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SIOUX INDIAN STUDENTS TEND TO SHOW A REVERSAL OF THIS PROCESS AND BEGIN A STEADY DECLINE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. TO STUDY THIS PROBLEM, AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP WAS SELECTED WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING OGLALA SIOUX YOUNGSTERS--(1) 164 EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM SEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND (2) 159…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, American Indians, Analysis of Variance
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