This document analyzes the following five large-scale studies of education technology: (1) "Meta-Analytic Studies of Findings on Computer-Based Instruction" (J.A. Kulik) employed a statistical technique called meta-analysis to aggregate the results of over 500 individual studies to draw a single conclusion; (2) "Report on the…

National math assessment data from 3,112 eighth-grade students in 123 schools were used to determine whether location (rural versus nonrural) affects student achievement when related student and school-level factors are taken into account. Findings indicate that rural schools outperformed nonrural schools in math achievement and that the…

This study examined North Carolina schools serving large numbers of poor and minority students, emphasizing nine schools where black student achievement was especially high, where black students had made strong gains, or where the black-white achievement gap was closing faster than the state average. Between 1999-00, research teams visited each…

This paper is a case study that discusses the creation of a virtual corporation for use in teaching public relations techniques at the University of Tennessee at Martin. It also shows how the structure can be modified for teaching business or finance. A description is given on how to construct and use similar World Wide Web pages. The components…

This paper presents an expanded definition of school readiness that includes the skills children possess as they begin formal school as well as the ways that family backgrounds, preschool experiences, and primary-grade classrooms interact with children to point them toward school success or failure. The paper notes five dimensions of school…

The Rural Extension Centre at the University of Queensland (Australia) Gatton College provides accredited education and training for practicing rural extension professionals, from certificate to masters level, through a workplace-based program of adult learning projects and workshops. Action learning and the application of adult learning…

Russia is undergoing the most difficult ethical, moral, political, and economic period of its existence. The greatest hope of the Russians is the development of the schools; in particular, the moral and ethical healing and rebirth. This is a collection of experiences of Russian pedagogues, including teachers and researchers in the area of…

This study identified predictors of academic performance in college algebra for postdevelopmental students at a predominantly black college. Questionnaires were randomly distributed to 175 students who were enrolled in college Algebra I and II. The sample included 142 students (classified as developmental on college entry by their own reports) who…

Problem-based learning (PBL), initiated when learners meet the problem scenarios, develops learners' skills and subject matter content to make the transition from beginner to more expert problem solver. Beginning students might benefit from simple, well-structured problems, in which the understanding of sets of rules and principles results in a…

Environmental factors are being increasingly recognized as playing a role in school effectiveness and educational outcomes. Volume 1 examines what is known concerning the diagnosis, design, and management of environmental quality in schools, and the perceived relationship between environmental quality and educational outcomes, as revealed in an…

This paper shows features the development of new models for integration of internal and external students into the same type of courses and the making of a dual mode learning environment with common courses for on-campus and external students. Based on feedback from students, experiences about how these models work are presented. The work focuses…

Interaction and collaboration have been identified as desirable components of an effective learning environment; however, it is not clear from research how they improve the quality of learning in a distance education setting. While studies have addressed the types of technologies that impact on collaborative interactivity, little has been written…

This study examined the attitudes of middle and high school teachers and administrators about one unsuccessful professional development session. Participant interviews asked: What is a typical day like for you, from when you get up until when you retire? What are your memories of the presentation? Where do you think the hostility at the session…

Critics of higher education in the United States have been missing their proper target for many years. It may be true on some large campuses that "tenured radicals" and trendy courses have politicized the curriculum and brought about a local collapse of Western civilization. But it is also true that radical professors have been annoying…

"Learning in an online world 2003-06" articulates national priorities for action by schools and associated organisations to develop pedagogies that integrate information and communication technologies (ICT). This paper focuses on ICT as an enabler of good pedagogy. It highlights issues for consideration when planning for integration of…