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Brown-Kramer, Carolyn R. – Teaching of Psychology, 2021
How can instructors help students adopt effective learning strategies? In this study, students in a large introductory psychology class completed a "learning how to learn" assignment in which they read one of four randomly assigned empirical articles about the utility of a learning strategy (i.e., distributed practice, rereading,…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Academic Achievement, Performance Factors, Learning Strategies
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Gordon, Christine J.; Rennie, Barbara J. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1987
A study of 178 fifth grade children reveals that content schemata can be restructured through reading activities and that restructuring is more marked when information is presented through reading and semantic mapping/discussion than when it is presented through reading alone. (SKC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Psychological Studies
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Schaudt, Barbara A. – Reading Psychology, 1987
Contends that the addition of the microcomputer as a learning tool may enhance student learning and increase teacher effectiveness using the direct instruction approach. Discusses patterns associated with teacher effectiveness, practical application of the direct instruction model, and the incorporation of computer assisted instruction into a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Models