Teaching is an important aspect in people’s lives and cultures. We explore it from a cognitive-developmental perspective. Teaching may be a natural cognition that, despite its complexity, is learned at an early age without any apparent instruction. We propose that theory of mind may be an important cognitive prerequisite for teaching. We briefly describe a study that tested relations between ch...

There is a vast body of literature that indicates students not having homogeneous learning patterns. Just as the students vary, their learning styles, cognitive abilities, and learning preferences vary; similarly, instructors employ different teaching methods. Numerous researchers have hypothesized that when students’ unique learning dimensions are matched with similar teaching styles, it can h...

This paper attempts to discuss behaviorism and the construction of knowledge. This review investigates whether behaviorism methodology has any advantages in learning a language in our classroom. This assessment also observes the critics of behaviorism and its weaknesses in a learning environment. This inquiry concentrates on the view point of B.F Skinner, one of the most outspoken behaviorism p...

Innovative teaching methods such as collaborative learning, teamwork and mind maps were introduced to a Statistics course at tertiary level and compared to traditional teaching methods. These innovative teaching strategies, which are considered generic and therefor applicable in any educational environment, proved to be successful. Collaboration and teamwork is an important factor in the develo...

Constructivist theory has been one of the latest catchwords in higher education circles in recent years. It not only emphasises active and collaborative learning, but also requires students and teachers to discover and construct knowledge together. This paper analyses the characteristics of environmental science and the teaching methods of Beijing Normal University, and discusses how to use con...

This paper outlines an eighteen-month project undertaken by the MirandaNet Fellowship from 2006 – 7 to explore the ways in which multimodal concept mapping and ICT could enhance teaching and learning. Visual thinking and learning tools such as Mind Mapping and Concept Mapping have long been used in classrooms. They support (and in many cases underpin) visual learning. Findings from all of the p...