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Peer reviewedCaine, Renate Nummela; Caine, Geoffrey – Educational Leadership, 1995
In "Making Connections--Teaching and the Human Brain," the authors outline a new learning theory based on current research in the neurosciences. This theory has been applied to several schools, including a Rio Linda, CA, elementary school serving economically disadvantaged children. Schools as apprentice communities allow children to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Apprenticeships, Elementary Education, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedGartner, Audrey J.; Riessman, Frank – Educational Leadership, 1994
When students help teach one another, active learning, listening, and a spirit of cooperation flourish. A reciprocal tutoring program in three New York City high schools allows all students to be tutors and learn through teaching and has all tutors experience the tutee/apprentice role. This experimental program had better achievement results than…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Apprenticeships, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
