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Soukup, Dorothy – 1992
The traditional system of direct instruction focuses on students' acquiring a body of knowledge and developing related skills. It has been recognized for some time now that direct instruction needs to be combined with more humanistic methods of education, which invite students to be more actively involved in the learning process and are focused on…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Learning, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training
Peer reviewedJohnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T. – Theory into Practice, 1999
Discusses the importance of cooperative learning, focusing on what is and is not a cooperative effort; types of cooperative learning; an example of integrated use of cooperative learning; cooperative schools; basic elements of cooperation; and what is known about cooperative efforts (related to achievement, interpersonal relationship, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPate, Glenn S. – Social Education, 1988
Reviews research on prejudice reduction. The areas covered are audiovisual approaches, approaches using special materials, cognitive approaches, cooperative learning approaches, human relations training, direct approaches, schoolwide conditions, teacher education, and other techniques. (JDH)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Bias, Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment
Download full textAndrews, K.; And Others – 1994
This document contains 102 one-page conference demonstrations/posters of individual research in the use of multimedia and hypermedia in education. Teaching and learning strategies and styles are addressed; multimedia applications for cooperative learning, problem solving and decision making are related. The uses of object-oriented modelling,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Duranczyk, Irene M., Ed.; Higbee, Jeanne L., Ed.; Lundell, Dana Britt, Ed. – Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, University of Minnesota, 2004
This monograph explores best practices for access and retention in higher education in programs that support the most diverse and nontraditional students on their campuses. It focuses on research, theory, and assessment in a variety of national programs. Its 14 chapters provide historic information about successful initiatives, multicultural and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, English (Second Language), Access to Education, School Holding Power
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1998
This report reviews changes in undergraduate education in Illinois since 1985-86 and identifies issues that need to be addressed. It is based on information from public university and community college annual reports on undergraduate education; "Priorities, Quality, and Productivity" reports; regular data collections; and previous State…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Active Learning, College Admission, College Bound Students
