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Linguistic Acts Teachers Use in the Classroom: Verbal Stimuli
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Karaduz, Adnan – Education, 2010
Utterances made by teachers to meet various educational aims in the classroom have a certain effect on student learning. The quality of teachers' linguistic acts influences efficiency in all aspects of the methods, techniques and strategies used in the instructional process. This study has been conducted to reveal the verbal behaviors that…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Linguistics, Teaching Methods, Influences
Teaching Mathematics to a Student Who Is Blind
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Spindler, Richard – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2006
The experience tutoring a student who is blind in four semesters of university calculus is discussed. The mechanics, instructional strategies employed, and the challenges encountered are examined as they relate to teaching mathematics. It was found there are important similarities and also differences as compared to sighted students in teaching…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction
A Comparison of Three Methods of Reading-while-Listening.
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van Bon, Wim H. J.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This study of 36 backward readers (mean age=111 months) from the Netherlands determined that repeated reading-while-listening of the same text did not lead to better results (except in reading speed) than reading different texts, and asking readers to detect mismatches between written and spoken texts did not improve performance. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Error Correction, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness
Problem Solving in a Computer-Based Setting with Verbal to Visual Recoding of Given Data.
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Kinnear, Judith; Martin, Marjory – 1989
One aim of this study was to identify, in a group of unsuccessful college level problem solvers, the status and use of their declarative knowledge as revealed by students' attempts to solve novel problems in a pencil-and-paper setting. It was hypothesized that for some unsuccessful problem solvers, their problem representation could be improved by…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Music Appreciation and Hemisphere Orientation: Visual versus Verbal Involvement.
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Zalanowski, Annette H. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1990
Analyzes effect of brain hemisphere orientation on music appreciation. Reports results from 36 left-hemisphere and 36 right-hemisphere undergraduates who responded to a musical selection verbally or visually. Finds right-hemisphere students show greater appreciation, measured by attention, understanding, and enjoyment scores. Discusses…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
One of a Kind: A Practical Guide to Learning Styles K-6.
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1983
This guidebook is based on research on the human brain and the way it processes information. It is noted that research on the learning process has studied the differing functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain. This research supports the theory that students are inclined to learn through different modalities (tactual/kinesthetic,…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cerebral Dominance, Class Organization, Cognitive Style
One of a Kind: A Practical Guide to Learning Styles 7-12.
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1983
This guidebook is based on research on the human brain and the way it processes information. It is noted that current research on the learning process has investigated the differing functions of the left and right brain hemispheres. This research supports the theory that students are inclined to learn through different modalities…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cerebral Dominance, Class Organization, Cognitive Style