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Boudah, Daniel J.; O'Neill, Kevin J. – 1999
This digest discusses what research says about learning strategies and how teachers can teach learning strategies. A learning strategy is defined as an individual's way of reorganizing and using a particular set of skills in order to learn content or accomplish other tasks more effectively and efficiently in school and nonacademic settings.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Cahape, Patricia – 1993
Two landmark efforts to describe the condition of American Indian and Alaska Native education nationwide and to call for specific solutions took place in the early 1990s. These efforts were the Indian Nations At Risk Task Force and the White House Conference on Indian Education. This digest summarizes Task Force and Conference recommendations…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Data Collection, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Ellsworth, James B. – 2000
Change efforts should be guided with a systemic understanding of the context in which they are undertaken. Depending on the circumstance, or as the implementation effort progresses, it may be most effective to focus interventions on a particular component of the framework at a time. This ERIC digest presents a sequence for approaching the major…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Development
Dodge, Bernard J. – 1993
Current thinking and practice involving the use of educational technology in collaborative activities between schools and universities are described. The most successful partnerships have been those in which both parties planned and prepared themselves well before starting. Adequate resources were allocated, and mutual respect between the partners…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Distance Education, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Warger, Cynthia – 2001
This digest explains five homework strategies appropriate for use with students who have disabilities and which are supported by research. These strategies are: (1) give clear and appropriate assignments (specific tips from both teachers and students are offered); (2) make homework accommodations (eight common accommodations are listed); (3) teach…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
Brennan, Mary Alice – 1992
A content analysis was performed to determine the trends in educational technology for the period October 1, 1990, through September 30, 1991. Sources for the analysis included five leading professional journals in educational technology, papers given at annual conventions of three professional associations, dissertations from five universities…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Analysis, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Preston, Nancy R., Ed. – 1990
A content analysis was performed to determine the trends and issues in educational technology for the period from October 1, 1988, through September 30, 1989. Sources for the analysis included four leading professional journals in educational technology, papers given at annual conventions of three professional associations, dissertations from five…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Analysis, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Glaser, Robert; Resnick, Lauren – 1991
The work of the National Research Center on Student Learning (CSL) is described. The CSL, one of 23 national centers funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, is an integral part of the Learning Research and Development Center of the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). The CSL conducts interdisciplinary research that…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Classroom Research, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Baker, Eva L.; Linn, Robert L. – 1991
The Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) attempts to advance the understanding of educational quality by research and development on the design, implementation, analysis, and use of assessment information. CRESST's research programs are directed at five major goals: (1) provide leadership to improve assessment…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Baratz-Snowden, Joan – 1992
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) was established in 1987 and charged with the mission of improving the quality of teaching and public education. The National Board certification system involves three critical elements: (1) standards setting; (2) assessment instruments; and (3) professional development. This Digest…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality