This manual for research in motor learning was written for scientifically based physical educators, experimental psychologists, and others interested in the investigation of learning and performance phenomena associated with skill acquisition. Laboratory and field experiments are presented that can be run with or without the presence of a formal…

In a survey of faculty, five issues in which opinions were most diverse include: adequacy of program content, time available for faculty to do research, work demands on faculty, basic medical knowledge of three-year students, and quality of post-M.D. positions obtained by three-year graduates. (Author/LBH)

Recommends using academic learning time as the major factor in deciding whether and how to introduce the computer into the curriculum at any grade level or any subject. (JC)

Describes changes effected at the Community College of Philadelphia to enhance educational achievement and opportunity; e.g., an audit of the Associate in General Studies, curricular revisions to meet the needs of part-time students, institutional assessment efforts at program and course levels, and the development of a new remedial education…

The responses of social work education to declining enrollment are examined, including increased recruitment, careful applicant screening, adaptation for part-time students, accommodation of changing domains in practice, curriculum development, and program and degree redesign. (MSE)

Data were gathered from nontraditional (commuter, part-time) freshmen at a midwestern urban university. Dropout was a function of grade point average and credit hours enrolled, as well as the utility of education for future employment, satisfaction with the student role, opportunity to transfer, and age affecting dropout through intent to leave.…

Examines the legal concerns associated with antidiscrimination legislation and the increasing reliance on part-time faculty in community college. Discusses a study assessing Pennsylvania community college administrators' awareness of the intent of affirmative action and civil rights legislation with respect to the application of these statutes to…

Suggests ways to increase the amount and quality of student participation in classroom communication. These techniques include changing the classroom environment, developing specific questioning and drill techniques, minimizing explanation and information-giving, using peer correction but not overcorrection, using gestures and props, being…

Reports on a study to extend the concurrent and predictive validity of the Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument by including a sample of middle school science teachers. The validity criteria for the study involved observing student engagement and integrated process skill achievement. (TW)

A study analyzing word characteristics that make them more easily translated from English to French (or vice versa) indicates that translation efficacy is most strongly influenced by the frequency of the word in the language, its familiarity, and the similarity of the French equivalent to the English word. (Author/CB)

Inspired by John Naisbitt's "Megatrends," the article identifies the past, present, and future directions of outdoor education. The article notes the implications of these directions for outdoor education programing and forecasts changes in outdoor education. (SB)

This metaanalysis of 32 comparative studies shows that computer-based education has generally had positive effects on the achievement of elementary school pupils. However, these effects are different for off-line computer managed instruction and interactive computer assisted instruction (CAI); interactive CAI produces greater increases in student…

A study of patterns of awarding public financial aid to women for higher education shows women are disadvantaged compared to men, but it does not establish that they are systematically discriminated against. Factors such as age, marital status, dependents, program level, and part-time enrollment or correspondence study are considered. (MSE)

This study of two fifth grade classes investigated students' reports of attention, understanding, cognitive processes and affect during a nine-day mathematics unit on measurement. These self-reports appeared more valid indicators of classroom learning than observed time on task. Student affect mediated the relationship between instructional…

In the last decade, there has been a greater demand for high skills to match jobs in the new economy. Are youth changing the time spent in schooling and work? Are youth studying longer? Are they working earlier? Are they combining work and studying? Are they training more? And finally, did the changes come at a price? Using the General Social…