Multiple Intelligences, Multiple Irritations Howard Gardner’s «Multiple Intelligences» («MI») are very popular, especially among teachers and professional educators. Gardner repeatedly claims that his «MI» have a sound theoretical basis and are ...

Active Learning: Introduction to the Theme Issue Active knowledge-acquisition comprises various kinds of actions that serve different purposes in learning. On the one hand, they are required for generating knowledge and on the other hand, for controlling ...

Concept Mapping as a Follow-Up Strategy for Learning From Texts: Can the Acquisition of Knowledge and Skills be Fostered by Prompts?Concept mapping is a learning strategy that fosters meaningful learning. This study (N = 112 students, mean age: 17.20) ...

Cognitive Activation and Mathematics Instruction. Based on a constructivist concept of learning, the instructional quality of videotaped teaching units (3 mathematics lessons in each case) of 19 German and 19 Swiss teachers (N = 773 students) from the 8th/...

Generating Questions to Get Answers – Or Generating Questions to Learn? The following study examined the effects of answering students’ self-generated questions on learning. Two modes of questioning (prestructured vs. unstructured questioning) and two ...

Promoting Pre-experimental Epistemic Activities in Chemistry Education. Pre-experimental phases of inquiry cycles often remain neglected in high-school chemistry instruction. In these phases, epistemic questions focusing on knowledge goals are asked, and ...

Goal Orientation and Lack of Achievement in Teachers Abstract. Several studies showed that motivational determinants like goal orientations affect performance-related variables. This study examined the relation between goal-orientation and perceptions of ...