This paper indicates the increasing interest and importance of research on the effects of attitudes toward learning, and examines the differences in attitudes by gender, ethnicity, and grade level among middle school students toward science. It was concluded that sex differences provide a constant influence on attitudes toward science, and that…

This book offers practical applications for exploring multiple intelligences in the classroom to help each student express his or her own personal learning rainbow. Special features of the book include seven complete lesson plans ready to be adapted to any grade level; objectives, activities, and applications that meet U.S. and California…

The study's specific goals were to adapt conventional flow methodology to define and operationalize young children's cognitive strategies exhibited during their participation in adult-guided musical activities; and develop a valid and functional method of assessing young children's musical cognition "in situ" through systematic and…

This yearbook addresses critical issues in science learning and teaching. Contents are divided into four sections: (1) "How Do Students Learn Science?"; (2) "Designing Curriculum for Student Learning"; (3) "Teaching That Enhances Student Learning"; and (4) "Assessing Student Learning." Papers include: (1) "How Students Learn and How Teachers…

The combination of biblical scholarship and pedagogical inquiry of the Biblical "wisdom" texts (Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Solomon, and the Synoptic Gospels) are the focus of this book. Inferences about teaching and learning that can be drawn from these texts are discussed. Acknowledging that the practices of…

This volume offers an alternative diagnosis of the expectations gap that exists between students and professors. Professors' expectations often go far beyond students' assumptions about the nature of knowledge. It is not what students think but rather how they think that is important in the learning process. How students make meaning mediates how…

Research indicates that the effectiveness of instruction in the elementary classroom is enhanced when it incorporates materials that actively engage students in the generation of scientific explanations. To this end, this document describes an exercise that allows Kindergarten students to explore the basic principles of animal behavior in an…

This study investigates the influences and relationships between self-concept elements and students' activities in a normal school environment and focuses on individual self-construct. Interest has an important effect on an individual's learning process and behavior. There are three common definitions of interest: (1) interest as a characteristic…

Reports research on game playing and the learning associated with it which had three purposes: to contribute knowledge to develop a theory of learning in games; to provide useful information about the effectiveness of games for game designers, teachers, and curriculum specialists; to develop a set of research instruments. (JM)

Author discussed some important changes in educational thinking and educational practice associated with recent events on both sides of the Atlantic-changes that seem to be bringing us closer to "good education". (Author/RK)

School psychologists must abandon their traditional ties to tests. Instead, psychologists must develop consultative and training skills. To communicate more effectively with teachers, psychologists must become more knowledgeable about the learning process. In this way they will be able to recommend particular educational strategies to teachers.…

Intentional and incidental learning was investigated developmentally and comparatively using a paired associate learning task with 90 educable mentally handicapped or normal, elementary or secondary school Ss. (DB)

Argues that how a child and the television set intereact, and its success as instruction, is determined by the design of program content and the degree to which it reflects understanding of the developmental process, discussing two programs which attempt to present solid academic material to young children through television. (Author/JM)

Error in assessing learning aptitude inheres much more in the users of the tests than in the tests themselves. Assumptions fundamental to such assessment are considered. It is particularly important that the tester constantly be sensitive to the nature of the relaionship between the psychological demands of test items or tests and the learning…

Using data collected from three universities, an attempt is made to show that student attitude is an important dimension of learning and that the quality of instruction is associated with attitude. Research procedures are described and research data is presented in tabular form. (SM)