Explored the relationship among cognitive style, performance, gender, and communication among computer students. Found a significant relationship between performance and cognitive style; students whose cognitive style scores indicated a preference for analytical thinking had better performance scores when entering college than those with a…

To understand urban Native American students more fully, teachers must grasp the contrast between rural/reservation living and urban life (generally more hostile) for these students and their families. Teachers should determine students' home language and their degree of facility in school English. Teachers should also recognize Native American…

Examines the influences of teacher beliefs regarding their intent to implement a variety of instructional strategies to meet the needs of different learning styles in the science classroom. Results indicate that attitude toward behavior and subjective norm influenced teachers' intent to implement a variety of instructional strategies to meet the…

Introduces the Reading-Is-The-Answer (RITA) method which teaches students to read while considering their learning styles. Recommends using technology combined with RITA for older students. (YDS)

Explains how difficult it is to individualize learning in crowded classes and describes different approaches to providing differentiation in the science classroom. Gives examples of how these can be put into practice. (Author/YDS)

Compares stereotypes with realities of the effect of Chinese culture on learning styles. Reviews literature on effective adult learning. Discusses learning style preferences of Hong Kong Chinese adults, teacher expectations, and new approaches to adult learning. (Contains 68 references.) (SK)

Discusses how a comparison of the philosophical orientations, content and methods, and teacher preparation in multicultural education revealed some similarities in the two systems as well as some very instructive differences. Suggests that every teacher education program should include field experiences with diverse students so that prospective…

Describes a multisensory method for teaching the order of operations. (YDS)

A survey of incarcerated adult males (African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian) identified what respect meant to them, why they respected others, what they liked most and least about school, how they felt they learned best, and how school could better meet their needs. The information about educational attitudes and schooling and cultural…

Explores the kinds of strategies adolescents deploy in achievement context in an unselected sample of Swedish adolescents. Six groups of adolescents were identified according to the strategies they deployed. Results showed that membership in the functional strategy groups, such as in mastery-oriented and defensive pessimist groups, was associated…

Examines problem complexity, inquiry method, learning style, and presentation method to quantify the magnitude of their effects on learning scientific inquiry in high school science curriculum. Recommends the use of collaborative learning tools to accommodate diverse learning styles in distance learning environments and proposes a paradigm for…

A postgraduate diploma course for trainers offered by the University of East Asia is a learner-centered process in which participants select their own goals and evaluate their own learning experience. Although participants saw the value of an action learning approach, their learning preference was basically teacher centered and the process met…

Examined differences in cognitive functioning of bulimic (N=18) and nonbulimic (N=23) female college students by comparing participants on cognitive and behavior coping and self-efficacy variables. Found differences between bulimic and nonbulimic women on all measures. Found bulimic women demonstrated higher levels of dietary restraint; lower…

Through analysis of 2 learning-style tests given to 79 medical students at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, it was concluded that learning inventory tests are not good predictors of academic performance. Better test instructions or published standardized norms would make these tests better predictors. (GLR)

This article describes three archetypal workers: eagles who innovate by improvements, otters who innovate by extension, and unicorns who innovate by paradigm. Each of these innovators is discussed in terms of domain-relevant skills, manipulative skills, and motivation. Needs of each type in terms of business culture are discussed. (PB)