The goal of learning analytics is to optimize learning and the environments in which it occurs. Since 2011, when learning analytics was defined as a separate and distinct area of academic inquiry, the literature has identified a need for research that presents evidence of effective learning analytics, as well as, learning analytics research that…

In this article, Jose Antonio Bowen, president of Goucher College, writes that a new technological society inclusive of all students and graduates, a new model of education geared toward the learning economy, where more--maybe even most--content learning takes place after graduation may be required. Bowen believes that in order to prepare students…

During the last fifteen years a quiet pedagogical revolution has taken place in colleges, universities, and community colleges across the United States and increasingly around the world. Often flying under the name "contemplative pedagogy," it offers to its practitioners a wide range of educational methods that support the development of…

Writing to learn is a pedagogical approach grounded in the belief that the reasoning required to write about a topic or concept will help students gain understanding. However, research indicates that the impact writing has on student learning depends on context. Using a mixed-method, quasi-experimental, repeated measures design, we examined how…

Reports the comments of students in an A-level revision course in physics on being asked to draw a concept map for energy. Students' comments on the task were generally positive and related to their feelings about the task and their own learning. (DDR)

Examines theories and research related to notetaking and review, including levels of processing, transfer-appropriate processing, schema theory, long-term memory and forgetting, and metacognition. Reports findings from interviews with five university professors who have developed and teach courses in study skills or learning strategies regarding…

One of the most frustrating teaching dilemmas in post-secondary education is helping students who claim to have mastered the course content but are unable to demonstrate their understanding. These students are often convinced they have a command of the material and may even be able to persuade their instructor that their failure is due to the…

The accuracy and relations between 38 undergraduates' knowledge of content and origin of course information were examined. Results indicate a relationship between correct answers on a multiple-choice test and knowledge concerning the origin of information pertinent to the answers. Findings are discussed in terms of a reality-monitoring model. (TJH)

Students with hearing impairments at most reading levels in the World Literature Survey Course at Gallaudet University (District of Columbia) benefited from the inclusion of metacognitive exercises which emphasized prereading, reading, and postreading strategies to improve comprehension and retention. Strategies also prompted improved group…

Overviews an undergraduate English-as-a-Second-Language reading course's design and pedagogical processes as well as the ways students were involved in inquiry. Findings indicate that transferring second language research tools into learners' hands and inviting students to reflect critically on their own reading can increase their metacognitive…