Studied 18 states with high-stakes testing to see if their programs were affecting student learning, analyzing results from additional tests covering some of the same domain as each state's own test. Findings suggest that in all but one case, student learning is indeterminate, remains at the same level, or actually decreases with the…

Proposed a successive integration of problem-solving elements into example study until learners solved problems on their own and tested the effectiveness of this "fading" method against a traditional method of using example-problem pairs. Results with 20 ninth graders in Germany, 54 U.S. college students, and 45 U.S. college students…

The most profound educational implication of computers in the workplace is the replacement of observational learning with symbolic learning. Economic changes demand higher order thinking skills, knowing how to learn, and teamwork and conflict resolution abilities. An entirely new educational vocabulary and accountability system are needed.…

Examines the six major categories of facility characteristics that affect learning and addresses how they pertain to special education programs and services. (MLF)

Over 2,000 schools in 49 states are using the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) program as their Chapter 1 or learning-disabilities programs in grades 4-7. The program works consistently for a wide range of students and circumstances, relies on a state-of-the-art curriculum, and provides intensive teacher training. HOTS does not benefit…

The relationship between a theory of learning and the theory of contemporary society as late modernity is explored, describing a research project in adult learning. Learning is then related to biography in a general way and in relation to the types of learning that occur as a result of experience. (SLD)

Describes the 54-month National Science Foundation-supported collaboration, the Thinking Mathematics Project. The project involved the American Federation of Teachers and the Learning Research and Development Center of the University of Pittsburgh in an effort to codify research and knowledge on early-grade mathematics instruction. (SLD)

The relationship between epistemological beliefs and learned helplessness and between conceptual understanding and application reasoning in conceptual change learning were investigated for 212 high school science students. Results support the importance of epistemological beliefs in predicting conceptual change learning. Implications for science…

Describes a framework for collecting evidence on the impact of educational technology on learning. The framework is designed to provide a common core of evidence, have internal coherence and the ability to sustain layered objectives, be easy to use, and accommodate a range of foci and perspectives. Suggested questions for a review process are…

Contrasts Piagetian based research with psychological research of script knowledge-based and domain-specific knowledge restructuring theories. Suggests that a cultural framework incorporating script and domain specific ideas would be more effective for studying historical understanding than Piagetian theories. Concludes that children can…

The possibility that the ability measure activation savings is related to practiced skill, not because of cognitive overlap, but because of the proximity of savings' measurement to measurement of practiced skill was assessed with 404 military trainees. Implications for individual difference research of test-proximity effects are discussed. (SLD)

Investigates the relationship between teacher immediacy and student state motivation and the combined impact of these factors on learning. Reveals significant relationships between learning and both immediacy and motivation--immediacy appears to modify motivation which leads to increased learning. (SR)

Explores the meaning of understanding and the importance of teaching for understanding. Typical classrooms do not give sufficient presence to thoughtful engagement in understanding performance. How to teach for learning is reviewed, focusing on both teaching and assessment. The need for generative knowledge is discussed. (SLD)

Describes aspects of a four-year ethnographic study of eight undergraduates in a design and technology program. Finds that students experienced tension between the intention of making change to the made-world through designing and the intention of making change to themselves through learning. Examines the methodology and conflict of learners'…

Explores the role of self-reflection as an enhancement of traditional staff development efforts. Reviews instruments that can assist in understanding how personality, learning, and behavioral styles can aid self-reflective thinking, influencing the effectiveness of student-affairs professionals. (Author/MKA)