Diagnosis is discussed as it applies to individualized and/or diagnostic instruction. (JT)

Presents the results of student evaluations of an experimental program in self-directed learning at Kent State University. Focuses on student demography, overall student reaction, certain comparative evaluations to determine student reaction, student load preferences, and the impact of teacher-guides. (Author/RK)

Based on findings from research using Keller's Personalized System of Instruction the author describes how college students learn in a well-controlled contingency-managed system utilizing stimulus control, small steps, and self-pacing. Classroom instruction focuses on behaviorally defining objectives, student participation, and mastery of…

This study investigated the use of IQ as a measure of learning rate with children of similar ethnic origin but difference socioeconomic backgrounds. (GO)

Two experiments demonstrate that 10- and 13-year-olds can learn to detect interactive patterns in data. Results also indicate the advantages of creating formal models of solution strategies and using them as a basis for instructional procedures. (Author/DEP)

The authors argue that our schools fail to respond to the uniqueness of the human brain, its differential characteristics and its serious under-utilization. (Editor)

This paper discusses the learning process from a socioemotional point of view, emphasizing the role of conservation skills. (SB)

The first 12 volumes of "The Mathematics Teacher" were examined to determine the extent to which societal changes regarding women were reflected in mathematics education. Evidence on the extent of participation by women and attitudes concerning differences between boys and girls in learning mathematics are presented. (MNS)

In an information age, the university's most significant contribution to society is to improve intellectual productivity through the learning process. Many applications of computers and word processing to learning have been ineffective because they have not addressed questions of intellectual productivity and have not reorganized learning systems…

Addresses cognitive style and visual literacy in use of instructional computing, focusing on learner interaction with screen displays and ways cognitive style and visual preferences facilitate or inhibit learning, and asks whether having computers in classrooms is only a case of utilizing another form of television. Research areas are suggested.…

Examines relationship between popular computer games and their players to discern how games motivate their players and general outcomes of popular computer game play in terms of substantive learning. The computer game environment, game economics and software, player characteristics, and how new and familiar games are played are described. (MBR)

Cluster analysis of 81 gifted and talented elementary students on three measures of motivation, creativity, social awareness, social skills, and perferred learning activities revealed four subgroups evidencing considerable variation in creative personality traits. Learning needs of the four groups were briefly identified. (CL)

Teaching mathematics in hard ways, rather than using easier methods or technology, is described. Employing the most efficient means possible to solve a problem is the essence of good mathematics, rather than wasting time in practicing obsolete skills. (MNS)

A research study with first-grade pupils considered the effect of conservation and transitivity on learning the concept of measurement, and provided insights into the processes children use to solve measurement problems. The tasks, reactions, and implications for instruction are discussed. (MNS)

When the words "problem" and "answers" are used in connection with computational exercises, students think they are solving problems. Distinguishing between computational forms and problems is illustrated with a variety of topics. (MNS)