A technique for more efficient teaching and learning of reading comprehension in a second language is presented. (Text is in French.) (PMP)

The pedagogue is caught between the qualitative and quantitative or regularized aspects of his work, a situation not automatically conducive to scientific study. The article refreshes the instructor on the elementary principles of experimentation: observation, systematization, elaboration of hypothesis, and startegies of comparison. (Text is in…

Describes new concepts of course and residency at Union Graduate School. (DW)

The purpose of a study of fifth graders was to examine the relations of generalized and specific expectancies to actual academic performance. The results were taken to be supportive of conceptualizing achievement in expectancy terms. (Author/JH)

In the 1940s, attitudes were shown to facilitate the learning of agreeable persuasive communications. Post-1960s research, however, has failed to obtain this effect consistently. A study was conducted to investigate the role of technical knowledge in attitudinal learning in the domain of social drinking. Graduate students (N=60) verbally described…

An overview of the philosophy and methodology of experiential education in higher education is presented, with attention to definitions, characteristics, models, processes, and purposes of this approach. Experiential education involves a guided process of questioning, investigating, reflecting, and conceptualizing based on direct experience. The…

Two main types of schemata exist for reading: content schema, representing existing knowledge of objects and events; and textual schema, including knowledge of discourse structure and conventions. There are at least six major schema functions important to reading comprehension: (1) schemata provide slots for assimilating additional knowledge; (2)…

Developed in order to understand how learning theory can be applied to software application in the classroom, the learning model discussed in this paper is based on the assumption that the learner wants to learn, accepts a challenge, has a willingness to try software, and will become independent in choosing software and making it work. A hierarchy…

The literature on spelling strategies of normal and learning disabled children is reviewed, and suggestions for the classroom teacher are offered. After a brief examination of this century's attempts to improve the basic school speller, attention is directed to M. Halle and N. Chomsky's research on the English sound system and Chomsky's theory of…

Ten individuals in the Educational Technology Program at the University of Northern Colorado served as subjects for this study, which was designed to: (1) identify cognitive networks of concepts within components of a system design model for expert and novice instructional developers, and (2) determine cognitive networks of concepts between…

This project proposed to design and develop interactive videodiscs for teaching learning theory to teacher education students. The thesis was that simulations provided via interactive video could help prospective teachers both "see" the use of learning theory and more readily transfer theory into practice in the classroom. The intended…

This chapter examines the relationship between education, educational technology, and instructional development. The Universe of Learning model and the China Syndrome (i.e., the tendency to see oneself, one's activities, or one's interests as being at the center of things) are discussed in relation to student development, faculty development,…

This address stresses the idea that selected findings from research in neuropsychology can be of use in courses in diagnostic and prescriptive teaching and in clinical work with children and adults. A short history of psychological theories from faculty psychology through Piagetian techniques is given. Then efforts in neurospsychology are…

A persistent problem for instructional designers has been deciding exactly what to do. To be of value in the development process, an instructional design needs to be developed with consideration of the kinds of objectives to be achieved, the specific activities used to teach the objectives, and the order or sequence in which the learning…