Thirty-nine articles provide a composite picture of American education as it has developed during the past 200 years. Most of the articles are written by educators. Vignettes of daily routines in a one-room schoolhouse in 1775 and a description of how a log college was built in Pennsylvania in the 1770s indicate the process and philosophy of…

There are many different approaches to educational research. They include the efforts of those who hope to make contributions to educational knowledge and theory through researching their own educational practices as teachers and researchers. In communicating an educational epistemology of practice, it is intended that the document show a…

Three experiments were conducted to investigate whether graphic organizers (GOs) were more effective than concept maps (CMs) in facilitating text learning. Experiment 1, which involved 56 undergraduates, was a replication of the second experiment of D. H. Robinson and K. A. Kiewra (1995) except that only GO and CM conditions were included. All…

Probability-based inference in complex networks of interdependent variables is an active topic in statistical research, spurred by such diverse applications as forecasting, pedigree analysis, troubleshooting, and medical diagnosis. This paper concerns the role of Bayesian inference networks for updating student models in intelligent tutoring…

A study explored the structures of language learners' beliefs about learning in general, or epistemological beliefs, and their beliefs about language learning in particular. Subjects, 97 college students learning Japanese at various levels in midwestern universities, completed a 132-item belief questionnaire. Factor analyses identified four…

This book contains specific, practical strategies that can be used for almost any subject matters to promote active learning. It brings together in one source a comprehensive collection of instructional strategies, with ways to get students to be active from the beginning through activities that build teamwork and get students thinking about the…

Describes INFOTHEK, an information system which uses computerised semantic networks, problem analysers, and guidance programs to enable the student to move quickly into a new field. The proposed systems installed on a computer are complementary to highly structured information modules presented on paper, film, videotape, etc. The author discusses…

The author describes a course on interpersonal communication training. Training is conducted through structured group experiences during which members evaluate their habitual communication patterns and/or practice new and potentially more useful ways of interacting. Several group interaction procedures are described to achieve the above…

Carefully planned instruction, which involves students with literature and with each other, can and will help them become more competent, sensitive, and independent readers. (RC)

The effect of passage illustration training on reading comprehension in third and fourth graders is examined. Results show that standardized test scores were not improved due to this training. (Author/DEP)

Pilot studies of instructional sequences using games showed that high ability junior high school students and their teachers improved significantly in the ability to select ideas relevant to solving particular problems. (SD)

Showed that Piagetian measures of formal reasoning ability are significantly related to achievement, aptitude, and knowledge of the processes of science in a sample of college freshman and sophomore elementary education majors. (MLH)

The relationship between MA, IQ, complexity, and trial blocks on the processing performance of 20 nonretarded and retarded elementary school children was examined. (Author)

Several hundred principals in an interaction laboratory at the 1975 NAESP convention discussed the degree the education profession may justifiably be held accountable for meeting the needs that remain the major responsibility of the schools. (Author/IRT)