The generative learning model is explored and linked to recent science education research findings. The implications of the model for the teaching and learning of science, the training of science teachers, and science educational research are discussed. (JN)

Presents a framework for helping low-achieving pupils through reinforcement in technology at high school. Findings indicated an improvement in pupils' self-efficacy and increased motivation to study at the present and in the future. In the pupils' eyes, the main features were construction activities, team projects and free study, and the major…

This article deals with brain research. It discusses how a growing understanding of the way the brain functions offers new insights into the minds of students at all stages of development. Brain-based research deals with classroom-relevant concerns, such as sensory perception, attention, memory, and how emotions affect learning. The goals for…

The effects of a Self Regulated Learning (SRL) environment on pre-service primary teachers of Science and Technology were investigated in this exploratory study. A representative sample of teachers was interviewed about their experience and how it impacted on them pedagogically, affectively, conceptually and metacognitively. The preliminary…

Statistical data can be represented in a number of qualitatively different ways, the choice depending on the following three conditions: the concepts to be investigated; the nature of the data; and the purpose for which they were collected. This paper begins by setting out frameworks that describe the nature of statistical thinking in schools, and…

A structure for online discussion within a framework for deep learning provides three strategies for dynamic online discussion; flexible peer, structured topic, and collaborative task discussion. This article examines the discussion structure and the three separate roles demonstrated by the instructor in the promotion of deep learning through the…

Purpose: The study presents preliminary findings from research begun at the 2005 Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference held in Estes Park, CO, USA. The qualitative case study captures what new learning occurred as a result of the conference and how the new learning at the conference occurred.…

Reports on research related to the theory that the nervous systems, and hence the behavior, of animals may be permanently modified during initial periods of early life in response to environmental stimuli. (GS)

Author discussed the concept "Defectology" and put forward for each type of handicap the appropriate educational provision based on practices which appeared to have had most success in European socialist countries and described the psychological and social assumptions lying behind them. (Editor/RK)

This paper raises some important issues relating to school learning, and more specifically to purposeful learning. It discusses the idea that despite the emphasis on cognitive disequilibration, as a good motivator to gain students' attention, and therefore get them involved in the learning process, school learning, by and large, is based upon a…

Limitations of the traditional "text-oriented" chemistry curricula are discussed and suggestions are made for programs to involve students in projects and research experiences. (DT)

The effects of the relationship between the presentation of a verbal stimulus ('right') and an established reinforcer (M & Ms) on the reinforcement efficacy of the verbal stimulus were tested with three groups of retarded boys. (Author/CS)

Paper discusses research findings on the relationship between fatigue and efficient learning. (HB) Learning Processes

Various types of games are useful in the educational process both in school and beyond. This paper discusses some types and uses of games, as well as the issues involved, under these headings: nature of the learning process, educational games, nonsimulation games, gaming-simulations, simulations in urban planning, and gaming-simulations as…