When teachers gesture during instruction, children retain and generalize what they are taught (Goldin-Meadow, 2014). But why does gesture have such a powerful effect on learning? Previous research shows that children learn most from a math lesson when teachers present one problem-solving strategy in speech while simultaneously presenting a different, but complementary, strategy in gesture (Sing...

The study examined whether an instruction-based strategy (studying the instructions before attempting the task) or task-based strategy (attempting the task and referencing instructions) is more effective for procedural performance and learning. Four groups of participants performed two macramé tasks, and received detailed instructions at different times in the process of attempting the tasks. P...

education has stepped to an ultra-place and time in 21st century. we have entered to digital and wireless communication century which mobile technologies have changed the process of education and instruction. the application of these mobile technologies for creation of knowledge, attitude and skill in learners is called mobile learning. the effectiveness of mobile learning programs requires new...

purpose: the present study aims at comparing the impact of two teaching/learning approaches-self- directed/paced learning and lecture/demonstration-based instruction-on mastering psychomotor skills among nursing students. material & method: thirty nursing students were selected for the study. they filled out questionnaires indicating the demographic factor, and mean exam scores achieved in the ...

for DBER Group Discussion on 2015-10-22 Presenter(s), Department(s): Trisha L. Vickrey, Kaitlyn Rosploch, and Marilyne Stains Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Title: Measurement of Faculty’s Fidelity of Implementation of Peer Instruction following an Intensive Professional Development Workshop Abstract: Peer Instruction is an evidence-based instructional strategy that ha...

According to Oxford (1990), strategies are steps taken by students to enhance their own learning. This research attempted to investigate the impact of teaching vocabulary learning strategies on short-term and long-term retention of vocabulary items. The sample participants included 303 females randomly selected from one all-female governmental Pre-university school (PUC) in Iran. They were then...