Instructors manage several tensions as they support students to engage in mathematical disciplinary practices such as defining, conjecturing, and proving. These tensions include honoring students' contributions while simultaneously apprenticing students to following mathematical norms. I present a case study of a teacher-researcher in a laboratory…

How teachers can experience adaptive professional development (PD) experiences is still understudied in the literature on teacher learning, which for the most part reflects an emphasis on learning outcomes rather than the process of learning. In this study, we use a situated perspective on teacher learning to investigate the coevolution of a…

In the course of PISA and TIMSS a lot of out-of-school lab days have been established; as non-formal extracurricular learning environments they shall provide an efficient addition to formal learning at school. The "ELKE" project is a non-formal extracurricular learning lab that aims at linking curricular content and competence-centred…

Transitioning to university is recognised as a challenging endeavour for commencing students. For commencing Computer Science students specifically, evidence suggests a link between poor performance in introductory technical courses, such as programming, and high attrition rates. Building resilience in students, particularly at the start of their…

This study analyzes the possible influences of some individual variables related with the attendance of specific online laboratory activities on the academic retention and achievement of a group of freshmen attending the first year of the Bachelor of Education. Online platforms allowed students both to use a supporting network and autonomously…

The paper discusses the steps a teacher should follow in organizing a learning center. Considered are the two types of learning centers (curriculum and skill area centers), skill objectives, and criteria for selecting materials and equipment. (SBH)

The procedures utilized by the Learning Assistance Center at the University of California, Davis Campus, to evaluate its programs and the subsequent ongoing evaluation process were described in this paper. In order to gather the needed information, four different evaluation techniques were utilized. The first technique was to collect general…

When developing learning centers for the bilingual bicultural handicapped child, the teacher should consider the child's cultural values before selecting the type of center (content or topic), specifying the objectives, developing activities, providing task cards, arranging the schedule, and keeping records. (CL)

College faculty members will welcome a writing lab when they think it will help students perform at an acceptable level in their classes. For this reason, a major task of the writing lab is to convince the faculty that teaching writing is everyone's job. However, even when other faculty members concede this, they are often hampered by three common…

Leadership persons responsible for budget planning of learning assistance centers should have a knowledge of the budgetary process. Considerations in budget planning--establishing clear goals, using a team approach, collecting output indicators, having a bookkeeping system, and maintaining budgetary flexibility--are discussed in this paper. Since…

At the Writing Center of the Virginia Technical Institute and State University, several methods of publicizing the writing center and developing good public relations have been developed. Through the writing center's brochure or an article in the faculty/staff newspaper, it can be made clear that writing center staff would be willing to talk to…

The paper projects the purpose of future learning assistance centers (LACs) at the college level, and discusses trends and goals which will enable the learning center to fulfill its purpose. In 20 years the features of a LAC will include individualized instruction and learning, more control by the learner, changes in traditional grading and…

The paper describes the Learning Center Enrichment Program for elementary school gifted and talented children. The nomenclature associated with the program model (learning center, enrichment, and management system) is defined; and it is explained that the program is organized according to the enrichment triad model advocated by J. Renzulli because…

Time, space, money, and educational opportunities were the four major factors considered in upgrading the individual teaching labs at the University of Florida. The program incorporates the use of single processor microcomputers to teach a variety of courses. Software developed for a course on cognition and perception will set up a ready to run…

The learning center is a cost-effective and popular way to introduce hearing impaired students and their teachers to microcomputers. (A brief listing of software companies and computer periodicals is included.) The use of the Apple microcomputer in a learning center in a school for the deaf is discussed. (CL)