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Matthews, Kelly E.; Divan, Aysha; John-Thomas, Nicole; Lopes, Valerie; Ludwig, Lynn O.; Martini, Tanya S.; Motley, Phillip; Tomljenovic-Berube, Ana M. – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2013
In the global higher education sector, government accountability initiatives are increasingly focused on degree-level competencies that may be expected from university graduates. The purpose of this paper was to examine the extent to which SoTL reflects this increased interest in student learning across the degree program. Articles (N = 136)…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Instruction, Learning, Higher Education
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Ryan, Thomas G.; Coneybeare, Stephanie – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2013
The existence of underachievers who are gifted remains an important concern for many educators. As educators work to reverse this phenomenon we believe the underachievement of gifted students needs attention via this research and other studies that contextualize the issues within the North American education system. The authors believed that every…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Definitions, Educational Methods, Ability Identification
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Hasselbring, Ted S. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1994
This paper discusses two approaches to designing and studying integrated media applications, relating each to current theories of learning and thinking. After a discussion of the "curriculum embellishment" and "break-the-mold" approaches, alternatives to decontextualized curricula are examined in the context of new and revised goals for learning.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
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Grossman, Herbert – Preventing School Failure, 1991
Problems in providing educational services to minority and working-class special education students are discussed in the context of their experiences in the education system as a whole. The paper focuses specifically on prejudice, culturally inappropriate instruction, and what educators can do to improve the situation. (JDD)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Reiss, Patricia L.; Follo, Eric J. – 1993
This literature review describes and evaluates five accelerative methods for teaching intellectually gifted students at the secondary level. The review stresses the importance of matching student characteristics and instructional type, citing research demonstrating that intellectually gifted students achieve at higher levels when their educational…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), College Admission, College School Cooperation
Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1987
The monograph summarizes findings of effective schools research, information on the characteristics of effective classrooms, and descriptions of the methodological and conceptual issues related to school improvement projects. The impact of the school effectiveness literature on classroom instruction is discussed, and implications for the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development