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Childers, Pamela B.; Hobson, Eric H.; Mullin, Joan A. – 1998
Intended as a guide for teachers, this book discusses ways to exploit the intersections between the visual and the verbal to teach writing. Chapter 1, "Seeing Writing in a Visual World" (Eric H. Hobson), establishes the book's major premises. Chapter 2, "Postcards: Inside/Out" (Joseph F. Trimmer), describes engaging students in a whole course of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Secondary Education
Download full textCurtis, Ronald; Najarian, John P. – 2000
When competing with mass media and other forms of information delivery, a verbal lecture does not have enough sensory impression. What students read in a passive framework is barely remembered, less so in pre-examination cramming. Weaker students have difficulties in reading, most notably with abstract and mathematical concepts. These problems are…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Science Education
Stix, Andi – 1996
Teachers today are faced not only with oversized classes, but with students of varying abilities who differ in the ways they process information. The fostering of diverse styles of learning has been neglected in the teaching of mathematics. The use of journal writing as a vehicle for assessing students' understanding of material provides an…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Diaries, Elementary Secondary Education
Stephen, Veronica P. – 1996
The arts are basic educational processes that involve students with different abilities and from differing age groups in sensory perception. This perception, augmented by the use of art compositions, establishes a critical dialogue between the medium and the viewer. What one views, sees, and observes in an art piece serves to create a…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Expression, Childrens Art, Class Activities
Peer reviewedZalanowski, Annette H. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1990
Analyzes effect of brain hemisphere orientation on music appreciation. Reports results from 36 left-hemisphere and 36 right-hemisphere undergraduates who responded to a musical selection verbally or visually. Finds right-hemisphere students show greater appreciation, measured by attention, understanding, and enjoyment scores. Discusses…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
Peer reviewedWaksler, Rachelle – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1996
Presents nine teaching strategies to increase correspondence between visual and auditory modes of presentation. The techniques, focusing on presentation syntax, instructor placement/movement, and methods of eliciting students' input, were originally designed for students with hearing and visual impairments, but have proven to promote clarity for…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
