The term "blended learning" is being used increasingly to describe the learning and teaching activities which involve a mixture of online teaching and face-to-face teaching. This paper describes the requirements of distant learning engineering courses, and proposes that a blended learning model suits best to the needs of such courses…

State assessments are taking over our classrooms. This study provides a descriptive account of how the testing culture affected students and instruction during one school year in two small, rural Mississippi secondary mathematics classrooms. Throughout this school year, engaging instructional activities were sacrificed for more traditional drill…

Multivariate analysis of variance was used to determine if there were differences in seven measures of motivation between students enrolled in 12 e-learning and 12 traditional classroom university courses (N = 353). Study results provide evidence that e-learning students possess stronger intrinsic motivation than on-campus students who attend…

This study examined Algebra students' achievement and perceptions of their classroom environments in both online and traditional face-to-face learning contexts using two validated assessments, the Assessment of Algebraic Understanding (AAU) test and the What is Happening in this Class? (WIHIC) classroom perceptions instrument. Three virtual and…

A mature mathematics teacher (one in the latter stages of a successful career in teaching secondary mathematics) sought support in making a paradigm shift to a technology-integrated pedagogy in the context of a state's emerging standards-based curriculum. The teacher had concerns regarding his ability to make the paradigm shift, but he was willing…

During the last few years, changes in the Spanish educational system have had a far reaching impact. Several factors have been critical: (1) the progressive decentralization of education by the government, now a responsibility of regional governments; (2) the extension of compulsory education to the age of 16; and finally (3) the increase in the…

The purpose of this study was to compare cognitive effects of two developmentally sequenced preschool curricula with outcomes of a traditional eclectic preschool curriculum. Specifically, pretest and posttest scores for children taught with the Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development and the Portage Guide to Early Education were…

This annotated bibliography lists 36 references on lecturing. Topics are in the areas of method, format, technique, student expectations, improvement, content, expressiveness, and anxiety. (MS)

Abstract words such as "tradition" are like ancient coins whose concrete images have worn away. Traditions can be of two forms--either alive, amendable, and expandable (such as those in a family's annual Christmas celebration), or dead, empty formalities. An example of an empty tradition is the strict rule in freshman composition classes that…

THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS THE RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION INVOLVING SEVENTH GRADE MATHEMATICS TEACHERS OF THE VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA SCHOOLS WHO PARTICIPATED IN A TWO YEAR PROJECT TO EVALUATE INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION AS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. THE MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THIS STUDY CONSISTED OF SPECIALLY PREPARED UNITS,…

THE PROBLEM WAS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAM PRESENTED TO COLLEGE-LEVEL LEARNERS, USING A MULTISTIMULI TEACHING MACHINE FOR TEACHING METAL SPINNING. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT INDUSTRIAL ARTS STUDENTS, WHEN PRESENTED A PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION VIA A MULTIMEDIA DEVICE, WOULD ACHIEVE THE SAME DEGREE OF METAL SPINNING…

THIS PROJECT EXPLORED (1) INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AMONG LEARNERS WHICH MAY BE DIFFERENTIALLY RELATED TO FILM LEARNING VERSUS CONVENTIONAL OR "LIVE" LEARNING, AND (2) INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AMONG INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OR TO IMPORTANT LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS. TWO SEPARATE STUDIES WERE…

Investigated were (1) the acceptance and effectiveness of silent film loops as a teaching and review aid, (2) the possible substitution of loop films for prosected and/or fresh dissection materials, and (3) the comparative costs of loop films used in the presentation of five units of a gross anatomy course and six units of an applied anatomy…

Self concept of ability as a learner has been shown to be a significant factor in pupil achievement. The Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) system was expected to enhance pupils' self concepts of ability. A questionnaire was given to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students from several schools, one of which used the IPI system. Analysis…

Three instructional treatments employed in teaching elementary school arithmetic are investigated and described--Individually Prescribed Instruction, Programed Learning Instruction, and Standard Classroom Instruction. The author provides descriptive information concerning the differences among the three curricular treatments and statistical data…