With the belief that theoretical integration in motivation may help us better understand motivational behavior, we designed this study to explore adolescents' motivational profiles and their associations with knowledge acquisition, leisure-time exercise behaviors, and cardiorespiratory fitness. Middle school students from a large urban inner-city…

The assimilation and synthesis of knowledge is essential for students to be successful in chemistry, yet not all students synthesize knowledge as intended. The study used the Learning Preference Checklist to classify students into one of three learning modalities--visual, auditory, or kinesthetic (VAK). It also used the Kolb Learning Style…

The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education's online newsletter "The Education Innovator" is to promote innovative practices in education; to offer features on promising programs and practices; to provide information on innovative research, schools, policies, and trends; and to keep readers informed of key Department priorities and activities.…

This mixed methods study examined preservice teachers' awareness of domestic violence through an undergraduate reading course which focused on children's literature. Pre and post surveys were administered to preservice teachers to determine whether their knowledge and skills in recognizing signs of domestic violence in behaviors of the elementary…

This study evaluated the influence of general and mathematics-specific classroom instructional quality on the mathematical development of a sample of Head Start preschool children. It also examined whether children's age, pre-test mathematical knowledge, and English language learner status influenced the quality of their curricular…

This qualitative study investigated the barriers and facilitators that advisors of gay-straight alliances encounter when advocating for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) youth within schools. Twenty-two advisors were interviewed, and data revealed that multiple ecological systems (e.g., sociocultural, school, and individual…

This paper raises some important issues relating to school learning, and more specifically to purposeful learning. It discusses the idea that despite the emphasis on cognitive disequilibration, as a good motivator to gain students' attention, and therefore get them involved in the learning process, school learning, by and large, is based upon a…

The Facts on Aging Quiz (FAQ) has been used in different studies to assess the level of knowledge about old age. It contains 25 factual statements concerning basic physical, mental, and social facts and the most common misconceptions about aging. One purpose of this study was to identify the most frequent misconceptions in a group of older adults…

The knowledge that 648 high school senior boys had of selected occupations was examined in relation to academic achievement, social status, formulation of future plans, and personal experiences. All students had a greater knowledge of low-level occupations than of high-level occupations. (Author)

Reports and discusses results of a study examining the extent of undergraduates' knowledge of politics, the arts, and miscellaneous general subjects. (JT)

Names and general subject area knowledge of 104 members of library staffs in St. Joseph County, Indiana are presented. The participants are grouped under subject areas, e.g., antiques, architecture, golf, Hawaii, health foods, Michigan history, needlework, and Zurich, and coded according to the degree and type of knowledge they possess. This is…

Subjects answered multiple-choice questions at three points in time. They worked alone, then in units of 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 persons, and again alone. Performance on the task was to provide the following information: (1) initial ability level of subjects; (2) the ability of groups of differing size and leadership to utilize their resources; and, (3)…

Results of a knowledge level test concerning alcohol and its use are given. Subjects were 435 students enrolled in basic professional courses for preservice teachers. (MJB)

Knowing about something and knowing what to do and how to do it are different sorts of knowledge. This article attempts to clarify these differences focusing specifically on what someone must know to be considered culturally aware. (Author/RK)

A questionnaire concerned with various aspects of hearing aids and hearing aid wearers was completed by 113 West Virginia teachers. Results indicated some deficiencies in knowledge of, and academic and experiential exposure to, as well as attitudes toward, hearing aids and hearing aid wearers. (Author/DB)