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Marquardt, Michael; Waddill, Deborah – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2004
Action learning has the ability to solve complex problems and to significantly increase the speed and quality of individual, team and organizational learning. Its theoretical base and relationship to adult learning orientations and the source of this power remain relatively unexplored. The authors conducted an extensive review of the literature in…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Experiential Learning, Adult Learning
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Pressley, Michael; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
The constructivist educational theory of instructional scaffolding, where a teacher provides support to students on an as-needed basis and decreases support as the student's competence grows, is evaluated. Scaffolding is seen as being only one part of effective instruction for students with learning or other disabilities. Limitations to the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Principles, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
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Mercer, Cecil D.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
The use of constructivism in mathematics instruction for regular and special education students, including those with learning disabilities, is explored. Issues addressed include the explicit-to-implicit continuum of constructivism, perceptions of constructivism relating to teachers and students, the setting demands of a constructivistic learning…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Collins, James L.; Godinho, Garland V. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This article explores the connections between strategic writing instruction and social identity formation in a ninth-grade combined English/social studies inclusion class. It shows how a combination of process writing and strategic writing instruction helped in their writing. Strategic writing instruction helped students view themselves as…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), English Instruction, High Schools, Inclusive Schools