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Schank, Roger – 1997
This book offers trainers and human resource managers an alternative approach to train people more effectively and capitalize on multimedia-based tools. The approach is based on computer-based training and virtual learning theory. Chapter 1 discusses how to remedy problems caused by bad training. Chapter 2 focuses on simulating work and creating…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Job Training
Luk, Jasmine C. M.; Lin, Angel M. Y. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
This book is about native English speakers teaching English as a global language in non-English speaking countries. Through analysis of naturally occurring dialogic encounters, the authors examine the multifaceted ways in which teachers and students utilize diverse communicative resources to construct, display, and negotiate their identities as…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Speech Communication, Learning Motivation
Baker, Colin – 1988
The discussion of bilingualism and bilingual education focuses on three common concerns: (1) whether children will suffer if they become bilingual; (2) whether they will suffer from education using two languages; and (3) whether bilingualism and bilingual education are more successful when chosen or when imposed on a population. The three…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries
Burke, Jack D.; And Others – 1977
Contract learning is particularly suitable for teaching both the content and methodology of history in a college level, learner-centered, individualized format. Typically, a learning contract has three components. The first deals with the student's goals and objectives. The second component involves identification of the learning resources and…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, History Instruction
Sargant, Naomi; Tuckett, Alan – 1997
These two papers address the challenge of harnessing the most appropriate media technology to help learning and teaching into the next century. "Motivation, Access, and the Media," presents the case for greater access for learners to the various technologies. The paper makes the case for access to be free at the point of use and argues…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Broadcast Industry, Communications
Rubin, Joan; Thompson, Irene – 1982
This practical guide on foreign language learning presents concrete suggestions on how to become a more effective and successful language learner. Suitable for use by both students and teachers, the book, divided into three parts, discusses language and language learning, learning strategies, and learner aids. Part 1 discusses the language learner…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Instructional Materials, Language Aptitude, Language Attitudes
Sharp, Derrick; And Others – 1973
This is the complete report of the Schools Council Research and Development Project on Attitudes to and Motivation for the Learning of Welsh and English in Wales, based at the Department of Education, University College of Swansea. The project began in October 1967 and was completed in August 1971. Its chief aims were the following: (1) to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, English
Wadlington, Elizabeth M.; Currie, Paula S. – 2002
This book presents a multisensory approach for teaching language arts skills to students in grades 3-10 with learning disabilities. It is intended for teachers, parents, speech-language pathologists, and other professionals who work with students with learning disabilities. An introduction discusses multisensory instruction and the benefits of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Kinesthetic Methods
Dornyei, Zoltan – 2001
This book includes: a theoretical summary of the various facets of motivation, an examination of how the theoretical insights can help classroom practitioners in their everyday teaching practice and practical recommendations on how motivation can be researched and assessed. The following chapters are included: "Main Challenges of Motivation…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Diagrams, English (Second Language), Language Research
Williams, Ina Tudno – 1965
This pamphlet is a report of a study of motivation among adults learning Welsh in Wales. It is claimed that the situations in which a language is likely to be used and the linguistic aim of the learners should be taken into consideration when the nature of the vocabulary to be included in a second language course is determined. Recent research…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Bilingualism, Course Content
Heine, Aalbert – 1976
The role of the museum as a source of information is discussed in response to the question about how museums can best augment school curricula. The relationship between schools and museums is investigated with respect to learning. Children must learn to learn--see, observe, conclude, and think--rather than memorize facts. Museums can teach this by…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Facilities, Educational Innovation, Educational Programs
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. – 1999
The goal of this book is to increase the usefulness and relevance of research to educational practice, particularly in the area of improving student learning. It proposes and describes an experiment: the establishment of a Strategic Education Research Program (SERP). The SERP plan calls for a large-scale and sharply defined program of research,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
Strachota, Bob – 1996
This text reviews academic, emotional, motivational, and social learning theories that help children to be their own teachers and teachers to be aware of the advantages of taking charge of one's own learning, rather than depending on teacher education methodology. Learning is described as more than learning facts and figures or directive…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
West, Linden – 1996
This book uses biographical, longitudinal, and reflexive methods to chronicle, analyze, and theorize about the personal and sociocultural dimensions of motivation in the biographies of adult learners. Following an introduction and explanation of research methods, chapter 3 examines the problem of stated reasons for learning and the arbitrariness…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Adult Learning
Wright, Jean – 1982
Factors that govern effective student learning and ways to improve the learning environment are analyzed, with specific reference to England. In acknowledging the academic importance of motivation, maturity, and effective study methods, attention is directed to the way that these can be developed and encouraged within the present educational…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Counselor Role, Creativity, Educational Environment