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Smith, Ann F. V., Ed.; Strong, Gregory, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2009
"Adult Language Learners: Context and Innovation" presents instructional practices that are particularly successful with adults. Adult language learners are goal oriented and direct their learning to fulfill particular needs or demands: to advance their studies, to progress up the career ladder, to follow business opportunities, to pass…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries
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Brown, I. Foster – Journal of Geological Education, 1984
Describes techniques in which students learn to: (1) create elemental "fairy tales" based on the geochemical behavior of elements and on imagination to integrate concepts; (2) to visually eliminate problems of bias; and (3) to utilize multiple working hypotheses as a basis for testing concepts of classification and distinguishing…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Classification, College Science, Concept Teaching