Discusses techniques teachers can use to have students evaluate their own learning. In primary grades, students can make wall charts and lists of things they have learned, whereas students in the upper elementary grades can keep learning journals. (MDM)

Sixty-nine graduate students in a statistics class participated in this study of the effects of self-monitoring on learning and attitudes toward learning. Self-monitoring subjects recorded learning activities and rated their problem-solving efficacy. As predicted, the self-monitoring group performed better than did the instructor-monitoring and…

The effectiveness of community-oriented instruction in teaching and learning about vocational agriculture in Nigeria was studied in a 4-year longitudinal study in 2 universities comparing 80 student teachers in the treatment condition and 80 control students. Results support the effectiveness of community-oriented instruction in vocational…

Synthesizes evidence from three independent studies of conditions fostering organizational learning in schools conducted in different contexts, but using comparable methods. The purpose was to identify such conditions from state, district, and school sources, relying on qualitative data from 111 teachers in 14 schools. Collegial atmosphere and…

Conducted a series of analyses of existing data, not collected for the University of Michigan's litigation, on diversity in higher education. These data consistently confirm that racial diversity and student involvement in activities related to diversity have strong and direct effects on learning. Students may be most affected by what they learn…

Highlights potential changes in information production, use and exchange that will occur as the 21st century approaches. Focuses on knowledge management and knowledge-based organizations. Contends that we are moving from an Age of Information into the Age of the Mind, which will be characterized by new ways of interacting with information and…

School staff can lead, teach, and learn better by defining what has value within their educational organizations. Value-added work is effort leading directly to learning. Waste work is improperly completed effort not tied to learning. Necessary work consists of tasks that keep the school running, but do not directly affect learning. Meetings waste…

Holding teachers responsible for the behavior of students is an inappropriate policy that results in ineffective teaching, diminished enthusiasm for learning, and lower levels of achievement. The reasons this is so are discussed. Students must be responsible for their own learning. (Author/SLD)

Highlights different types of student involvement, summarizes key findings, and identifies significant gaps in research regarding how student involvement on college campuses impacts student development and learning. Suggests that student affairs administrators need to continue the exploration on the importance of college student involvement.…

Explains what collaboration in education means and presents a study conducted in an interdisciplinary course in which preservice teachers were responsible for developing a CD-ROM on Cystic Fibrosis that was to be used by upper middle grade students. Discusses the impact of the interdisciplinary collaboration on student learning. (YDS)

Discusses science educators' interest in Web-based learning (WBL). Provides a classification scheme by which scientifically-oriented educational websites can be evaluated for content level. Presents an example of site evaluation in the field of atomic structure and discusses the potential embedded in this taxonomy to assist the web site developer,…

Reviews an autobiographical account of Fred Keller's experiences, documenting how traditional methods of instruction failed him both as a student and as a teacher, and how this failure motivated his quest for alternative methods of instruction culminating in the development of a personalized system of instruction. (KS)

Discusses whether students can learn science from carefully designed online peer discussions. Contrasts two formats of contributed comments--historical debate and narrative text--and assesses the impact of an asynchronous discussion on student understanding of the nature of light. Reports that students gain integrated understanding of the nature…

Incorporates dramatization into science teaching to explain difficult phenomena. Uses three different types of dramatization: teacher-performed dramatization, teacher-directed dramatization, and student-directed dramatization. Presents student analyses of the dramatizations. Introduces an instrument that is designed to measure student perceptions…

Anticipating change in student affairs and developing new strategies to meet the challenges posed by change requires an understanding of the current themes and trends in higher education. This article analyzes themes, issues, and trends from higher education during the past decade, including: the engaged institution; enhanced student learning;…