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Books on: learning differences

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Handbook of Individual Differences, Learning, and Instruction

Book by David H. Jonassen, Barbara L. Grabowski; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1993

Subjects:

Cognitive Styles, Individualized Instruction, Learning, Psychology Of

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Handbook of Individual Differences, Learning, and Instruction Handbook of Individual Differences, Learning, and Instruction David...Handbook of individual differences, learning, and instruction David...
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Cognitive Styles and Classroom Learning

Book by Harry Morgan; Praeger Publishers, 1997

Subjects:

Classroom Environment--United States, Cognitive Styles In Children--United States, Individual Differences In Children--United States, Learning, Psychology Of, Personality And Cognition--United States

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Cognitive style theory suggests that individuals utilize different patterns in acquiring knowledge. This book describes various styles of processing information that are employed by children as they receive new information in various settings--especially in teaching/learning situations. Cognitive ...
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Cognitive style theory suggests that individuals utilize different patterns in acquiring knowledge. This book describes various styles of processing information that are employed by children as they receive new information in various settings--especially in teaching/learning situations. Cognitive style is not an indication of one's level of intelligence, but a description of the unique strategies that learners employ in acquiring new information. This book describes individual differences that have been documented through scholarly investigations of cognitive styles, highlights philosophical and theoretical foundations of cognitive style concepts, and pinpoints implications for classroom practice.
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The Importance of Learning Styles: Understanding the Implications for Learning, Course Design, and Education

Book by Serbrenia J. Sims, Ronald R. Sims; Greenwood Press, 1995

Subjects:

Cognitive Styles, Education, Higher, Learning, Psychology Of

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

This book provides a timely review of learning style research. It examines those approaches that purport to promote effective learning. It affirms the need for instructors and trainers to recognize the importance of individual learning differences and to use methods that help create a learning ...
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This book provides a timely review of learning style research. It examines those approaches that purport to promote effective learning. It affirms the need for instructors and trainers to recognize the importance of individual learning differences and to use methods that help create a learning climate which increases the potential learning for all students or trainees regardless of their preferred way of learning.
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Research on Classroom Ecologies: Implications for Inclusion of Children with Learning Disabilities

Book by Deborah L. Speece, Barbara K. Keogh; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1996

Subjects:

Learning Disabilities--Research--United States--Congresses, Learning Disabled Children--Education--United States--Congresses, Learning Disabled Children--Research--United States--Congresses, Mainstreaming In Education--United States--Congresses

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...than individual differences at work in the...of children with learning disabilities...for children with learning disabilities...into sharp relief differences between code-emphasis...Individual differences in temperament...educational competence of learning disabled children...
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Handbook of Learning Disabilities

Book by H. Lee Swanson, Karen R. Harris, Steve Graham; Guilford Press, 2003

Subjects:

Learning Disabilities--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Learning Disabled Children--Education--United States--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities 182 H Lee Swanson and Leilani Saez 12 Learning Disabilities in Arithmetic: Problem-Solving Differences 199 and Cognitive Deficits David C Geary 13 Language Processes: Keys to Reading Disability...

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Journal Articles on: learning differences

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Issues in Chemical Dependency Treatment and Aftercare for People with Learning Differences

Journal article by James A. Campbell, Elizabeth Lehr Essex, Gayle Held; Health and Social Work, Vol. 19, 1994

Subjects:

Drug addicts--Care and treatment, Learning disabilities--Health aspects, Substance abuse--Care and treatment

Collections: Entire Library

...treatment and aftercare for people with learning differences. by James A. Campbell , Elizabeth...substance abuse problems of people with learning differences. Broadly defined, learning differences include limitations related to mental...
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Associativity and Understanding of the Operation of Addition in Children with Learning Differences

Journal article by Betsey Grobecker, Frank Lawrence; Learning Disability Quarterly, Vol. 23, 2000

Subjects:

Learning disabled--Case studies, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Problem solving--Case studies, Teaching--Models, Thought and thinking--Case studies

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...ADDITION IN CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES by Betsey Grobecker...unitizing in children with learning differences. Learning Disability Quarterly...The new science of life and learning differences. Learning Disability Quarterly...
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Introduction to Special Issue: Understanding the Nature-Nurture Interactions in Language and Learning Differences

Journal article by Virginia Wise Berninger; Learning Disability Quarterly, Vol. 24, 2001

Subjects:

Biolinguistics--Case studies, Language acquisition--Analysis, Psycholinguistics--Case studies

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...INTERACTIONS IN LANGUAGE AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES. by Virginia Wise...biological factors in language and learning differences. Many professionals in the...explanations of language and learning differences do not have first-hand experience...
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Cognitive Styles and Learning Strategies: Understanding Style Differences in Learning and Behaviour

Journal article by Petar Stojakovic; Roeper Review, Vol. 21, 1999

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, Cognitive Styles and Learning Strategies: Understanding Style Differences in Learning and Behaviour (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Understanding Style Differences in Learning and Behaviour...Understanding Style Differences in Learning and Behaviour London...style and strategic learning. They discuss the concept of individual differences and the categorization...
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Gender Differences in Science Achievement: Differential Effect of Ability, Response Format, and Strands of Learning Outcomes

Journal article by Dimiter M. Dimitrov; School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 99, 1999

Subjects:

Learning--Demographic aspects, Reasoning--Social aspects, Science--Study and teaching, Sex differences--Evaluation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...strands of learning outcomes. The...the gender differences in science...format and learning outcomes) on gender differences in science...patterns of gender differences across two...strands of learning outcomes, taking...

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Magazine Articles on: learning differences

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Defining the Differences between OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION AND MASTERY LEARNING

Magazine article by Thomas R. Guskey; School Administrator, Vol. 51, September 1994

Subjects:

Bloom, Benjamin S., Tyler, Ralph W.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Defining the Differences Between OUTCOME-BASED...EDUCATION AND MASTERY LEARNING. by THOMAS...work on mastery learning stemmed from his...mid-1960s on individual differences. He recognized...of teaching and learning could be altered...these individual differences better so that...
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Leading through Conflict: Catalyzing School Change Can Turn Emotional Differences of Opinion into Learning Opportunities

Magazine article by Mark Gerzon; School Administrator, Vol. 63, November 2006

Subjects:

Educational reform--Political aspects, Public schools--Political aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Change Can Turn Emotional Differences of Opinion into Learning Opportunities. by Mark...collaborative relationships across differences, which leads us to our next...know how to bridge these differences to achieve better results...
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A New Day for Learning: It's Time to Look at Changing the Length and Scope of the School Day to Help Kids Succeed

Magazine article by Jennifer Stedron; State Legislatures, Vol. 33, March 2007

Subjects:

A New Day for Learning: Why and Why Now (Report), Learning--Forecasts and trends, Learning--Methods, Schedules, School--Management, School schedules--Management, State standards (Education)--Management, Summer reading programs--Services

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...summer slippage accounts for approximately two full years deficit in reading comprehension levels. "Early differences in summer learning have reverberations throughout kids educational development. They account in part for later educational outcomes...
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Learning-Disabled Students Make Sense of Mathematics

Magazine article by Jean L. Behrend; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 9, January 2003

Subjects:

Learning disabled persons--Education, Learning disabled--Education, Mathematics--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...grade, he was identified as learning disabled (LD) in language...discussing similarities and differences among the strategies. During...variety of problems without learning new strategies for different...Primary-Grade Students Identified as Learning Disabled." Ph.D. diss., University...
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Learning Curve: What It's like to Be Disabled

Magazine article by Jo Mcgowan; Commonweal, Vol. 132, October 21, 2005

Subjects:

Disabled persons--Care and treatment, How Difficult Can This Be (Motion picture)--Analysis, Learning disabilities--Care and treatment, Learning disorders--Care and treatment, Motion pictures--Analysis, Movies--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...experience in the field of learning disabilities. I took Martha...acceptance when it comes to differences. We offer many approaches...way. Mental handicaps and learning disabilities, on the other...sound just like kids with learning disabilities. They make it...

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Newspaper Articles on: learning differences

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Schools Learning about Boys; Light, Sound Temperatureare Variables

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 10, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...how they affect learning. "There are hard-wired differences in how boys and...diagnosed with learning disabilities today...studies that show the differences between boys and...gender-specific learning differences, such as friendly...
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Even the Pub's an Opportunity for Learning

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), September 30, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Pubs an Opportunity for Learning. International...life and the cultural differences he has experienced since...But there are a lot of differences between China and Wales...of Computing and the Learning Resource Centre which...good opportunity for learning the local culture as...
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Importance of Early Learning

Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), October 12, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...before investing the basic learning and living skills." Ms Canning...who accept and understand differences in others, is an exemplary...vital survival living and learning skills. "Research showed...quality childcare and early learning, there is an pounds 8 return...
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Maryland Youths Learn to Celebrate Their Differences

Newspaper article by Karyn Spellman; The Washington Times, January 6, 1998

Subjects:

Maryland

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...on the positive aspects of differences with their "same on the inside...showing respect for others to learning to recognize their own and...discipline and create a good learning environment, then learning can be enhanced and great...
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Holiday a Great Learning Opportunity Events Impart Lessons about Civil Rights

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 17, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Holiday a Great Learning Opportunity Events Impart Lessons about Civil Rights. Dianne...understanding will come tolerance and a greater willingness to be open to differences," she said. Each year, McGuire teaches a unit on the desegregation...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: learning differences

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Brain

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...kg). Differences in weight and size do not correlate with differences in mental ability; an elephants brain weighs more than four...brain. The tracts are believed to be involved with reasoning, learning, and memory. The left half of the cerebrum controls the right...
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Zwingli, Huldreich

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...influenced by the humanist precepts of Erasmus. His devotion to learning and his passion for individual freedom, developed through...Lords Supper ). Philip of Hesse endeavored to reconcile these differences within the Protestant ranks by calling the disputants together...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...economies emerged, reflecting the regional differences of climate and topography. Agriculture...divisions were supported by economic differences, as the Democrats largely spoke for...Supreme Court. By 1820, however, sectional differences were arousing political discord. The...
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Great Britain

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Anglo-Saxon literature ). Differences between Irish and continental...preserved and advanced learning. Medieval England...flourished and the New Learning of the Renaissance...moderate the religious differences among her people...partly out of religious differences, culminated in the...
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Alcoholism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...definition, continues to change. Many terms, often with hazy differences in meaning, have been used to describe different stages and...that connect brain cells, producing memory lapses, impaired learning ability, motor disturbances, and general disorientation. Two...

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