Background: The COVID-19 has accelerated the transition to blended learning (BL) in higher education, prompting a need for further investigation into the efficacy of self-regulated learning strategies (SRLS) in these new educational environments. Objective: The primary goal of this research is to assess the effectiveness of SRLS in BL in higher…

Purpose: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been robustly endorsed through policy mechanisms, prompting numerous context-specific voluntary initiatives in Japanese schools and communities. However, this field remains in its infancy. This study aimed to investigate the literature on ESD in Japan to reveal research trends, identify…

This Support Document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report, "Investigating Learning through Work: The Development of the 'Provider Learning Environment Scale'" (ED503392). While couched in very different terms, the analysis presented in this report points to a substantial overlap in the conceptual bases that…

This report focuses on resource-based learning programs and describes ways in which such programs can (1) provide for students' individual differences in learning rate and style; (2) maximize opportunities for exceptional students; and (3) familiarize students with the use of a wide range of learning materials, including modern technology. The…

Discusses specific points from and provides a critical review of "Lessons from the Learner," an ideas resource book for learning, coming from the learner, that is meant to help teachers empower students to produce and work with their own material/preparation. (GLR)

Describes 11 learning strategies, most of which are based on an information processing theory of learning, that can be used to develop study skills. Common elements include memory, comprehension, reading for understanding or meaning, and the incorporation of new knowledge into prior learning. (nine references) (LRW)

Stresses the importance of designing and evaluating curriculum in terms of student learning characteristics; overviews principles for analyzing the level of "curricular" mediation of instructional materials (contextualization, concretization, controlled redundancy, student engagement); and reviews general learning characteristics of…

Educational practices with students in both regular and special education that have stood the tests of time, research, and application are described. They include peer tutoring; direct instruction; cooperative learning; self-instructional training; curriculum-based measurement; instructional alignment; and learning strategies. (DB)

Discussion of the increasing demands being placed on teachers and schools focuses on the effectiveness of teacher-librarians as change agents. Topics discussed include information technologies; making effective use of information; resource-based learning; the successful implementation of educational change; and qualities of instructional…

This document is intended to help practitioners and researchers in the United Kingdom find and use Internet-based research resources dealing with raising achievement. The introduction discusses the state of research into school effectiveness in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Part A, which reviews available World Wide Web sites devoted to…