A new computerized environment introducing a variety of metacognitive support mechanisms (MSMs) in different phases of the problem-solving process was designed to influence students' transfer from solving structured problems (near transfer) to solving open-ended problems (far transfer). Two hundred and thirty one students (aged 13-14 years) were…

The paper addresses how the construct of zone of proximal development was used as an analytical lens to examine teachers' integration of computer technology for teaching. The research question "What are the teachers' psychological insights that serve to mediate student learning?" was the focus of the study. Six secondary school science teachers…

A major obstacle to the diffusion of management development learning technologies from Higher Education Institutions to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is a lack of understanding about how SME learners learn. This article examines the nature of learning in SMEs and considers the incidence of informal support for informal learning.…

Researchers who use video to record interactions usually need to translate the video data into another medium at some stage in order to facilitate its analysis and dissemination. This article considers some methodological issues that arise in this process by examining transcripts, diagrams and pictures as examples of different techniques for…

The characteristics of contemporary societies are increasingly theorized as global, fluid, and networked. These conditions underpin the emerging knowledge economy as it is shaped by the societal and technological forces of late capitalism. These shifts and developments have significantly affected the communicational landscape of the 21st century.…

Author discusses why educational priorities must be redefined in terms of today's realities and the perceived needs and demands of tomorrow. (Author)

A discussion of Information Mapping, which is defined as a system of principles and procedures for categorizing, writing, interrelating and sequencing and presenting graphically information required for learning and reference. (Author)

A look at the two dimensions of the structure of content for instructional purposes: 1) psychological; and, 2) logical. (HB)

Today's children receive information in relatively unstructured form through communications media which surmount barriers of time and space. In comparison, traditional sequential learning may seem slow and uninteresting. Technological innovation in education would make it possible to place emphasis on student discovery through informative media,…

These papers and addresses presented at the New York State Educational Communication Association cover a wide range of topics centering around the general problem of stimulating learning through instructional technology. Specifics range from learning theories, to budgets, and to particular techniques and technologies. (RH)

Suggests a number of principles for planning "concomitant instruction," teaching outside the schools by means of television, highway historical markers, cereal-box copy, and other devices that instruct incidentally while performing their chief, noneducational function. (Author)

The redesign of a course on 'Learning' and some of the issues involved are examined. The problems and opportunities associated with group heterogeneity, and the problem of assessing co-operative assignments, and student perceptions of the teaching/learning processes experienced are discussed. (Author/MLW)

In the general literature on low literacy, one cause that has been neglected is learning disabilities. Discusses the use of technology in related literacy programs and concludes that technology should be part of the process but cannot be expected to take the place of good teaching. Highlights LiteracyLink, a project for teaching literacy with…

Presents a sampler of statements from "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics" related to standards, goals, and activities for preschoolers. (Author)