Developing exercises that lead students to use higher order thinking skills is a challenge for faculty in any discipline. An excellent way to approach this problem is to use the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy as a guide. In the taxonomy, the highest level of learning is to create. The author describes an assignment that builds on the use of…

An invitational workshop concerned with the teaching of the Dewey Decimal Classification was attended by teachers of classification in accredited library schools and administrative officers from libraries and other organizations who have expertise in the Decimal Classification and its applications. The outlines and papers prepared for discussion…

Describes tutoring models and compares instructional strategies classified as organizational, delivery, and management strategies, in those models that have been found effective: Literacy Volunteers, Laubach Literacy, Structured Tutoring, Programmed Tutoring, Peer-Mediated Instruction, and the Audio-Tutorial System. Tutoring cost-effectiveness and…

Experimental approaches with emotionally disturbed children in day care programs in Ohio public schools are described. A consideration of problems of identification and classification presents Quay's three dimensions of behavior, conduct disorders, inadequacy or immaturity, and personality, and lists types of behavior found in each. Seven kinds of…

INTENDED FOR TEACHERS AND SUPERVISORS OF BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN, THE HANDBOOK DESCRIBES THE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND THE THEORETICAL BASES FOR THE PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY. AFTER A DESCRIPTION OF EIGHT CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF THE DISORGANIZATION COMMON TO ALL BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN, THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SCREENING AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES…

The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…