The Conceptual Level (CL) matching model describes the differential reaction of students varying in CL to educational environments varying in degree of structure. Models of teaching describe environments systematically varying in structure and therefore provide a specific basis for coordinated investigation of differential effects. The effects of…

This book describes models to coordinate student characteristics with educational environments, and describes how teachers can be trained to provide such environments. It is divided into five chapters. Chapter I discusses general characteristics of matching models, objectives, characteristics of the person, characteristics of the environment, and…

This paper considers criteria which affect the likelihood of a psychological idea being adopted in educational practice. Likelihood of implementation is considered in terms of how the psychological idea is evaluated on these criteria; objective validity, potential relevance, comprehensibility, feasibility, and how effectively it is translated to…

Teachers use a variety of teaching strategies or models so that a range of educational environments will be available to meet the variety of student needs. A model for matching these teaching strategies to students in terms of their learning style is described and its construct validity is discussed. Principles of matching according to variation…