The present study addresses the efficacy of using service-learning methods to meet the GAISE guidelines (http://www.amstat.org/education/gaise/GAISECollege.htm) in a second business statistics course and further explores potential advantages of assigning a service-learning (SL) project as compared to the traditional statistics project assignment.…

In an effort to compare team-level learning performance resulting from different instructional variables and settings, this study examined how online and blended delivery learner groups compared in terms of learning outcomes, collaboration, and perceived quality of instructional variables. Results indicated that the two teams were not different in…

To examine the mathematics classroom experiences of students considered to be "at-risk," we conducted case studies of four students in grades 7, 8, and 9 in North-western Ontario. The case studies revealed that their mathematics classes offered few opportunities for active, engaging learning or activities that students experienced as…

The Computer Anxiety Scale (CAS) measures the perceptions of individuals with respect to their anxiety toward computers. Although the CAS was developed a number of years ago, research has shown that its factor structure has remained stable. Recent cross-cultural studies using samples of college students from various countries have also shown that…

Using the model for learning and teaching activities (MOLTA), a new technology enhanced hybrid instruction was designed, developed and implemented. The effectiveness of the hybrid instruction in regard to students' achievement, knowledge retention, attitudes towards the subject, and course satisfaction was evaluated in comparison to traditional…

This article opposes drawing a sharp distinction between different methods when discussing language teaching and considers the possibility of a fruitful synthesis of the three conceptions of teaching discussed here (audiolingual, audiovisual and conventional). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

AN INTERINSTITUTIONAL TELEVISION TEACHING EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED TO DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF THE CONCEPT OF A NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS. DATA SUPPORT THE TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITY OF THE SYSTEM. STUDIES CONDUCTED ON SUBJECT MATTER INDICATE NO DIFFERENCE IN ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN STUDENTS…

A three-year experimental study was conducted at Northern High School, Baltimore City Public Schools, to gain evidence indicating whether the use of programed instruction or the use of traditional instruction in high school mathematics resulted in greater mastery of subject matter, greater retention of subject matter, and better grades in…

One of the critical aspects of the pilot's job is the requirement for accurate and ready recall of a large body of flight information. The effectiveness of a voluntary self-tutoring device to facilitate information acquisition and retention was examined. The device was a card machine which presented and scored responses to multiple choice…

Describes weaknesses of traditional instruction and ways that instructional technology can help to correct these problems. Both hardware, such as computers and video, and soft technologies, such as methodologies and models, are considered. Possible negative side-effects of technology-based instruction are discussed and 27 references are listed.…

Argues that if conformity is what culture demands, then schools that emphasize dull, fixed, ritualistic, and conformist behavior are functional. (Author)

A humorous satire on outdated required materials and teaching methods. (MM)

The value of the lecture as a method of conveying information has limitations serious enough to warrant its discontinuance. (Author)

A look at schooling in the United States, from the vantage point of Spain. (DS)

Some hints for making poetry lessons relevant, worthwhile, and interesting for students. (AN)