According to the author's book "Being Digital," our world is shifting from atoms to bits. Digitally rendered information, combined with personal computing power and networks, will make computers active participants in our everyday lives. "Teaching-disabled" classrooms will move from passivity to active participation and…

Offers five suggestions to help students assess the reasonableness of their answers: (1) giving students a variety of problems; (2) facilitating students' discussions and interpretations of the problem conditions; (3) encouraging students to estimate answers before carrying out calculations; (4) encouraging students to ask whether their answers…

The conclusion drawn from this study is that whether an English-as-a-Second-Language student writes compositions directly in English or translates from the first language into English makes no substantial qualitative or quantitative difference in the written products. (14 references) (KM)

The hypothesis that good guessers are good second-language learners is investigated. Focus is on one characteristic, cognitive style, of successful and unsuccessful learners. Overall, the study provides continuing evidence for the positive relationship between field independence and English-as-a-Second-Language proficiency. (45 references) (LB)

Provides new evidence for mathematical problem-solving abilities of preschool children. These problem-solving behaviors occurred in a study of sharing of discrete items by dealing, in which we examined the abilities of three categories of counters to solve a discrete redistribution problem. Identifies problem-solving strategies used in the context…

Study examined the relationship between elementary students' perceptions of instructional behaviors and use of cognitive strategy during reading comprehension. Students read, then answered questions about, strategy use and teacher behaviors. Teacher behaviors created conditions that influenced strategy use; student interpretations of certain…

Intellectually gifted senior high school students (94 girls and 75 boys) were given the Learning Preference Scale. The cooperative learning style was not significantly more preferred for any subject matter nor was it significantly related to higher achievement outcome. In mathematics, boys preferred both the individualistic and competitive styles…

This study compared the grade point averages and learning styles (social, independent, applied, conceptual, or combination) of 796 first-year students in 5 institutions of higher education in a southern state. Analysis indicated effects of learning styles, sex, and race on academic achievement. Findings suggest a need for administrative and…

A survey of 358 students in 4 institutions of higher education indicated perceived differences between male and female student behavior on 6 of the 7 factors identified (verbal participation, learning orientation, support-seeking, self-disclosure, self-assurance, sociability). Gender and age of respondent were related to perceptions of behavior.…

Adolescents (n=327) in grades 8-12 and college students (n=235) completed questionnaires measuring their preferred learning styles (dependent, independent, competitive, collaborative, and participative) and their preferences for teacher communicator styles (e.g., open, attentive, relaxed, precise, friendly, dominant). College students exhibited…

Examines the prospect of facilitating the discovery process for scientific researchers through anticipatory learning that is viewed as critical to the enhancement of intuitive abilities in pattern recognition among researchers. Discusses intuition, metaphorical thinking, and aesthetics as playing significant roles in the development of pattern…

Presents study results suggesting some malleability in learning strategies that flow from cognitive style. Examines the effects and practicability of restructuring training as a means of addressing individual learner differences. Reports that training enhanced performance on two dependent measures tasks. Concludes that field-dependent learners…

Reviews research efforts in learning styles and approaches to learning focusing on effects of the medical school environment. Addresses teaching, curriculum, assessment, and implications for undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education. Concludes that medical students should be using the deep approach to learning although traditional…

Suggests that curriculum formation at tribal colleges can benefit from incorporating adult learning principles. Reviews characteristics of adult learners, information on learning styles and learning strategies, the importance of teaching style and of relevant content, and situational factors affecting learning. (DMM)

Six theme articles discuss teaching students with different learning styles; student-teacher communication; teaching behaviors that have a positive influence on student achievement; teaching effectiveness; evaluating effective teaching; and tools for measuring effective teaching. (JOW)