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Conn, Kathleen – Science Teacher, 2012
Drama and imagination have a place in every classroom, not just in the English teacher's. In fact, nowhere are they more critical to students' motivation than in bringing to life the often arcane equations of science. By inventing curiosity-provoking scenarios that require students to apply science concepts and processes as integral and…
Descriptors: Creativity, Rote Learning, Learning Motivation, Memorization
Yang, Weidong; Dai, Weiping – English Language Teaching, 2011
Rote memorization of vocabulary has long been a common way for Chinese students to learn lexical items. Cultural, educational background and traditional teaching practice in China are identified to be the factors that contribute to many students' heavy reliance on memorization as their sole approach to vocabulary learning. In addition to rote…
Descriptors: Rote Learning, Memorization, Vocabulary Development, Foreign Countries
Rass, Ruwaida Abu – Journal of Education and Learning, 2013
This paper reports the results of a qualitative research study designed to examine the effectiveness of an attempt to make a conceptual change among pre-service teachers to their role as trainees and the role of their pedagogical advisor. The participants are six Arab-Muslim female student teachers who are highly influenced by their first learning…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Arabs, Muslims, Student Teachers
Usree Bhattacharya – Journal of English as an International Language, 2016
Ramanathan (2013a, 2013b) urged scholars to expand the notion of citizenship beyond its typically bounded understandings, towards conceptualizing it as "being able to participate fully" (p. 162). This view highlights the "processual" aspects of citizenship, shifting away from the more categorical meanings that underpin the term…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Suburban Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Debb, Scott M.; Debb, Sharon M. – Inquiry, 2012
Enrolling in an introductory course in psychology is a staple of many community college students' core curriculum. For those students who plan to pursue social science and humanities-related majors in particular, introductory psychology helps provide a solid base upon which future coursework at all academic levels will be built. The goal of any…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Introductory Courses, Core Curriculum, Community Colleges
Moore, Leslie C. – Childhood Education, 2012
Millions of Muslim children around the world participate in Qur'anic schooling. For some, this is their only formal schooling experience; others attend both Qur'anic school and secular school. Qur'anic schooling emphasizes memorization and reproduction (recitation, reading, and transcription) of Qur'anic texts without comprehension of their…
Descriptors: Literacy, Muslims, Foreign Countries, Christianity
Wang, Victor C. X.; Torrisi-Steele, Geraldine – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2015
The authors of this article consider Western teaching and learning alongside Confucian teaching and learning through reviewing the literature. The paper emphasizes that we must teach lower order thinking skills first before we teach higher order thinking skills, and confirms that rote learning and memorization precede critical thinking and…
Descriptors: Confucianism, Western Civilization, Asian Culture, Thinking Skills
Sinhaneti, Kantatip; Kyaw, Ei Kalayar – Online Submission, 2012
This study was conducted to investigate the role of RL (rote learning) in VLSs (vocabulary learning strategies) of Burmese EFL (English as a foreign language) students. The research addresses the need of the concrete understanding of the role of RL strategy in vocabulary learning as well as Burmese EFL learners' perspectives on RL strategy among…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
Halvorsen, Anne-Lise – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: Educators, parents, politicians, and the media often complain that young people know little history and compare them unfavorably to better-educated, earlier generations. However, the charge is exaggerated. Young people have performed poorly on history tests for decades. Students' poor scores on one test in particular, the focus…
Descriptors: United States History, College Freshmen, History Instruction, Knowledge Level
Cheng, Baoyan – Journal of International Education and Leadership, 2012
Using cultural frameworks, and based on the author's personal experience and conversations with fellow Chinese and American graduate students, this essay analyzes the struggle for Chinese students who have to strike a balance between the American style of learning which is characterized by class discussion and the Chinese style of learning which…
Descriptors: Memorization, Asian Culture, Learning Processes, Cultural Differences
Zain, Sharifah Fauziah Hanim Syed; Rasidi, Farah Eliza Mohd; Abidin, Ismin Izwani Zainol – Journal of International Education Research, 2012
Various techniques have been introduced among educators to relate concepts to application, from inductive learning, discovery learning, and student-centred learning (SCL). Mathematics has always been taught the traditional way--teacher is the main person to teach through lectures and activities, with students mostly in the passive receiver mode…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Discovery Learning, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
Chang, Lei; Mak, Miranda C. K.; Li, Tong; Wu, Bao Pei; Chen, Bin Bin; Lu, Hui Jing – Educational Psychology Review, 2011
Much research has been conducted to document and sometimes to provide proximate explanations (e.g., Confucianism vs. Western philosophy) for East-West cultural differences. The ultimate evolutionary mechanisms underlying these cross-cultural differences have not been addressed. We propose in this review that East-West cultural differences (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Socialization, Psychological Studies, Cultural Differences, Memorization
Beckley, Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Many college students struggle with first-semester general chemistry. Prior studies have shown that a student's prior knowledge of chemistry, a cognitive factor, does not account for the total variance when measured by examination scores. This study explored the role of self-regulated learning (SRL) to identify the degree of success or failure of…
Descriptors: College Students, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Prior Learning
Zhang, Fengjuan; Liu, Yongbing – Language Teaching Research, 2014
This study examines the beliefs of Chinese junior high school English teachers about foreign language teaching and influencing contextual factors in a time when curriculum innovation is confronting deep-rooted cultural traditions and complex teaching realities. Drawing upon data collected by means of questionnaires and interviews, this study…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Tavakol, Mohsen; Dennick, Reg – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2010
A wide variety of countries are seeking to attract international medical students. This could be due to the fact that their universities not only receive the economic benefit from these students, but also because they recognise the issues of cultural diversity and pedagogical practice. This review paper draws on literature to understand more fully…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Medical Education, Medical Students, Medical Schools