Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common psychiatric disorder of childhood. The extensive research on ADHD indicates that both assessment and treatment of ADHD is best accomplished through the involvement of multiple informants. By establishing a supervisory relationship with a university-based training clinic, child…

This study investigated whether cooperative learning groups with the highest mean levels of knowledge of the research process, as measured via midterm and final examination scores, produced the best cooperative learning projects, as measured by the quality of research article critiques and proposals. It also explored whether heterogeneity was…

The purpose of this study was to identify graduate students' predominant study skill strengths and weaknesses. Also examined was the relationship between specific study skills and library anxiety. Participants were 133 graduate students from a number of education disciplines at a university in the southeastern United States. These individuals were…

Analysis of secondary data was used as a way to inform the researcher about the trends in her assessment practices over a 4-year period. This was an important initial step in an effort to develop and integrate high-quality classroom assessment tasks and make sense of assessment information for decision making. Scores from 26 groups of graduate and…

The Oregon University System (OUS) awarded about 3,600 advanced degrees in the 1999-2000 academic year. This study examined the more immediate consequences of earning an advanced degree through a survey of degree recipients. The study used a random sampling procedure to meet 92.5% confidence intervals for the survey, which consisted of 1,063…

This survey was conducted through the Internet to study the effects of a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) on students' attitudes about the roles and responsibilities of business. The survey was conducted in 3 waves: (1) August/September 1999, capturing the responses of 1,116 MBA students as they entered business school; (2) spring 2000,…

This paper uses interviews with six female doctoral students in one mathematics department to look at the opportunities these women had to interact with faculty and to begin to understand the relationships between female doctoral students and faculty as the students learn to become mathematicians. In this department, the student attrition rate is…

Graduate programs in Educational Administration use a variety of screening strategies, including the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) when selecting and admitting students. In order to earn Standard Principal Certification in Texas, an Educational Administration candidate, in addition to completing a graduate program, must also pass the Standard…

This publication presents data on enrollment trends within the University of Wisconsin (UW) System from fall 1989 to fall 1999. Tables include an: historical profile of full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment; historical profile of headcount enrollment; historical profile of undergraduate FTE enrollment; historical profile of undergraduate headcount…

The purpose of this study was to conduct an exploratory investigation of a new course initiative in counselor education for working with culturally diverse populations. The study investigated: (1) outcomes of curriculum targeting multicultural competencies; (2) whether prior training experience in multicultural counseling would have an impact on…

An instrument to measure organizational trust was developed, and a pilot study was conducted to evaluate the instrument and make appropriate revisions. The 23-item Organizational Trust Measure (OTM) was developed based on the perceptions of 42 doctoral students regarding trust and its role in educational leadership. Content analysis procedures and…

Graduate students are often assigned teaching responsibilities as part of an assistantship, but most have had very little or no formal teaching experience. This digest summarizes some of the literature and resources available to support graduate assistants in their teaching roles. Sections include: (1) "Attention to How Students Learn";…

A pilot project demonstrated the remote use of an application designed with hypertext markup language (HTML) as an assessment and discussion support system for 28 students enrolled in a graduate educational research methods course at a midwestern state university. The web page was developed to support classroom learning and assessment by guiding…

An instructional module designed to help prepare college-level teaching assistants (TAs) for their duties in second language instruction is presented. The module focuses on how learning strategies can help students become better language learners, and on methods for sharing the secrets of good language learning with students. Less effective…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the roles of interest, knowledge, and learning strategies on recall within a specific subject domain at an early stage of learning. Students (n=17) at two levels in a postgraduate music therapy course were assessed for their levels of prior knowledge, interest, and the number of strategies they used to…