In the artistic process the artist verifies and exemplifies his or her perceptions and conception of their work. This paper discusses the model of the artistic process which describes the repertoire of perceptual clues that the artist develops. The rationale for the development of the model is for the art teacher to be able to explain in simple…

This book is designed to help the adult learner overcome test anxiety and become an effective test taker. A survey to determine what the reader knows about test formats is followed by facts on many types of tests, help with real-world problems in test taking, reviews of writing skills for essay tests, and practice test questions. Some resources,…

The findings of this study indicate that study skills and learning strategies may be more fundamental determinants of academic success than are abilities. (EH)

On the basis of research findings, it is suggested that flexible time scheduling and mastery learning strategies should be more widely applied at the college level. (DT)

Learning of games related to the mathematical Klein group is studied with adolescent girls. (MM)

Eighth-grade students were given short prose passages that described the distinguishing attributes of fictitious towns. Illustrations were devised to represent the attributes, either separately, thematically, or thematically in conjunction with the mnemonic keyword method. Keyword illustrations proved to be highly effective facilitators of…

Four aspects of the study of mnemonic devices are discussed: (1) justification for research; (2) classification of common mnemonic devices; (3) description of properties of effective cognitive cuing structures; and (4) discussion of methodological problems in past research. Also included is a description of the recent history of research on…

Learning is analyzed into two components, monitoring and strategy learning, using a technique that avoids the confounding of the Durling and Schick method. A strategy analysis showed that most subjects employed the same strategy across problems. Strategy shifters displayed a small tendency toward more efficient strategies. (Author/GK)

Provides a general description of chemiluminescence and distinguishes between the two types of chemistry that contribute to our understanding of chemiluminescence: fluorescence and the excitation process. Presents an activity that explores the phenomenon. (DDR)

A study of 17 adults with mental ages between 2-4 years examined whether they could show accurate identity matching-to-sample when provided with minimal instructional programming. Eight participants showed highly accurate matching. Of the eight who failed and were available for further study, five ultimately demonstrated highly accurate matching.…

Discusses how students can use their knowledge of English to expand their French vocabulary quickly. The article emphasizes that while learning more words, students also discover the interrelationship of languages. (nine references) (Author/CK)

Describes a study that provides information about the extent to which students actually use their mathematical resources and strategies to solve problems. Interviews were used to analyze the problem solving abilities of high school students (N=35) as they solved five problems. (DDR)

A variety of memory strategies can be used to retrain an individual's ability to process information in working memory. This article provides step-by-step instructions for various memory encoding strategies. These strategies include training in perceptual grouping of number series, organization, mediation, mental imagery, and associative memory.…

Students learn more when they are up, moving, and actively participating. The article discusses what teachers can do to incorporate movement into the classroom every day and describes several exercises from "Brain Gym." A sidebar illustrates the connections between muscular activity, the neural network, and the brain. (SM)

Compared the approaches to learning of 464 Turkish university students and 546 Taiwanese university students who completed an approaches to learning inventory. Differences were found, but the magnitude was not large; he two cultures shared many characteristics in the measured trait. (SLD)