To determine the effects of several types of prior training in learning to identify instances of subject matter concepts and to assess the transfer effects of prior learning of strategy and content on learning from prose, 132 college sophomores inductively or deductively learned to identify schematic examples of abnormal EKG wave patterns after…

A discussion of the styles of learning management, including the roles of content, experience, and feedback. (HB)

This article shows some of the inadequacies of the non-implicative thesis which asserts that "teaching does not imply learning." (RC)

The author reports on European research concerned with the isolation of pituitary products associated with learning, memory and behavior and suggests implications for further research. (CP)

Stressed is the need for continued research in mathematics education, particularly in mathematics learning, teaching, and empirical research. The problems and potential of aptitude-treatment-interaction research for mathematics education are discussed. (CT)

The basic results of the present experimental investigation confirm those of an earlier study, indicating that anxiety functions as an activator of speech increasing productivity, simultaneously disrupting its flow by increasing the frequency of speech disturbances. (Author/KJ)

An Ottawa conference sponsored jointly by the Canadian Association for Adult Education and the Travel and Exchange Division of the Department of the Secretary of State. (SE)

Reexamination of three studies was undertaken to investigate factors involved in reaction time of mildly retarded Ss in high speed scanning. It was suggested that specification of processing stages where efficiency varies across populations may not be possible based on results from high speed scanning tasks. (CL)

Methods of increasing learning efficiency through a blocking technique were examined in young children. (Author/SB)

Considers instructional theory and defines terminology related to teaching, including instruction, curriculum, teaching, and learning. Discusses historical perspectives; curriculum theory; recent works indexed under instructional theory and curriculum theory; and considerations for future work, including whether a theory of teaching is needed.…

The author travels 400 years into a future boasting honored teachers and cherished children, but lacking butterflies (extinct because of 20th century pesticide residues). The big advance, besides miniaturized solar collectors, is people's inability to tell lies. Perceptions are trusted, and emotions are accurately read. Also, children are taught…

Suggests some key distinctions to be made in looking toward a common ground of core values for guidance and meaning in the world of library leadership today. Discusses core values of the importance of words, people, and learning. (Author/LRW)

Examined the acquisition of expertise in designing and developing information systems by comparing 40 Finnish professional systems analysts with 33 novices at the beginning and end of a 7-month course. Results show a primary focus by novices on domain-specific strategic knowledge and more awareness of clients' contextual constraints by experts.…