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Which Conditions Facilitate the Effectiveness of Large-Group Learning Activities? A Systematic Review of Research in Higher Education
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Jerez, Oscar; Orsini, Cesar; Ortiz, Catalina; Hasbun, Beatriz – Learning: Research and Practice, 2021
Large-group activities have increased in higher education since 2000. Research focused on the possibility to have positive effects on students' learning, regardless of the number of students by identifying facilitating factors. Hence, the achievement of learning results is used as a criterion of effectiveness. This review summarises the findings…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Learning Activities, Group Activities, Higher Education
Rethinking Preservice Preparation for Teachers in the Learning Disabilities Field: Workable Multicultural Strategies.
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Obiakor, Festus E.; Utley, Cheryl A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
Discusses problems and controversies associated with preservice teacher education curricular reform, teacher preparation programs and the learning disabilities field, and restructuring teacher preparation programs to prepare teachers to work with culturally diverse students with learning disabilities. Recruitment and retention of culturally…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development
Diagnosing and Accommodating the Foreign Language Learning Difficulties of College Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Sparks, Richard; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
This paper provides an historical overview of the foreign language learning difficulties of students with learning disabilities; describes a language-based assessment model for diagnosing foreign language learning problems; and discusses the role of diagnosticians, counselors, and academic service providers in the identification, accommodation,…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Diagnosis, Handicap Identification, Higher Education
Critical Issues in Learning Disabilities: Foreign Language Learning.
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Lerner, Janet W.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
In this interview, two collaborators in research on teaching foreign languages to learning-disabled students are questioned regarding specific foreign language learning disabilities, possible subtypes, diagnosis, policies of colleges regarding students unable to meet foreign language requirements, and recent research in the field. (PB)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Higher Education