An Association of American Colleges report on the reform of general education offers advice to faculty and administrators for creating a campus environment in which students believe general education is more than a few required courses. (MSE)

Studies in intellectual development, brain organization, and learning are summarized. They show that neither intelligence nor giftedness are solely the result of cognitive functions. Both rely on the use of the total brain in an appropriate environment. Intelligence is dynamic. It must be used and developed or it will be lost. (PS)

According to speakers at the annual meeting of the American Association for Higher Education, better college teaching requires closer attention to how students learn, but colleges set a poor example for such values as empathy and cooperation. Institutions should encourage student-faculty contacts, emphasize collaboration among students, use active…

For learning to take place the following dimensions, constituting a set of conditions, must be present: (1) a willing learner; (2) a willing teacher; (3) content; and (4) a suitable setting. There is a dialectical relationship among these variables. Applies this argument to find reasons why adult learners have difficulties. (JS)

This document was prepared to help parents, educators, and concerned citizens better understand how children and adolescents actually learn. True learning involves: (1) developing a passion for learning; (2) acquiring communication skills; (3) constructing new knowledge; (4) taking part in concrete activities; and (5) developing problem solving…