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Berryman, Sue E. – IEE Brief, 1991
Using cognitive science as the knowledge base for the discussion, this paper reviews why many school learning situations are ineffective and introduces cognitive apprenticeship models that suggest what effective learning situations might look like. Five wrong assumptions about learning are examined: (1) people transfer learning from one situation…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Apprenticeships, Cognitive Processes, Educational Improvement
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Reichardt, Charles S., Ed.; Rallis, Sharon F., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1994
The eight articles of this issue examine the nature of differences that arise between qualitative and quantitative researchers in program evaluation in terms of goals and epistemologies. The origins of these differences and their consequences are explored. Authors represent both perspectives but do not defend their ideological turfs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Conflict, Epistemology, Evaluation Methods, Ideology
Boylan, Hunter R., Ed.; Kerstiens, Gene, Ed. – Research in Developmental Education, 1988
These five issues of "Research in Developmental Education," examine the theoretical models and foundations of developmental education. Included are the following: (1) "Theoretical Foundations of Developmental Education," by Hunter R. Boylan, which examines the behaviorist, humanist, and developmental theories underpinning developmental education;…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cooperative Learning, Developmental Stages, Developmental Studies Programs