Describes a study that examined an instrument designed to measure student perceptions concerning distance education technology and self-regulated learning across numerous synchronous distance education courses from six universities and determined whether either of these factors had an impact on student perceptions of distance learning and student…

Reports on the responses of students using a computer algebra system (CAS) called DERIVE in an introductory calculus course at undergraduate level. Indicates that the use of this technology was a catalyst for students to use three types of learning strategies: (1) regularly using multiple representations, (2) discussing meaning with peers and…

Studied differences in learning activities between students who were successful using the CONTACT-2 strategy and those who were not. CONTACT-2 is characterized by continuous computer-assisted activation of the concepts of individual learners as they process expository texts. Results for 10 fifth and sixth graders show the importance of the second…

Deleuze was a remarkable polymath, capable of bringing penetrating insights to a wide variety of disciplines. The number of topics addressed during his career was considerable, ranging from mathematics, biology, psychology, political science, and anthropology to logic, ethics, painting, literature, metallurgy, and the decorative arts. One might…

Achievement goal theory suggests that goal orientations and the perceived motivational climate may influence one another and other motivational variables over time. Therefore, the purpose of this study was threefold: (a) to examine the relationship between perceived motivational climate and goal orientations over time (b) to investigate how goal…

Numerous scholars have applied conceptual graphs for explanatory purposes. This study devised the Remedial-Instruction Decisive path (RID path) algorithm for diagnosing individual student learning situation. This study focuses on conceptual graphs. According to the concepts learned by students and the weight values of relations among these…

The aim of this study is to investigate students' use of cognitive learning strategies in inquiry-based computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). A process-oriented interview framework on cognitive activity, self-regulation and motivation, and a coding category for analysing cognitive learning strategies and cognitive self-regulation was…

Music educators in many countries have attempted to close the gap between two musical worlds: that of pupils' musical culture outside school and that of the classroom. However, while the former musical world, represented by various popular musics, now makes up a major part of curriculum content, the informal learning practices of the musicians who…

Concept maps are graphical ways of working with ideas and presenting information. They reveal patterns and relationships and help students to clarify their thinking, and to process, organize and prioritize. Displaying information visually--in concept maps, word webs, or diagrams--stimulates creativity. Being able to think logically teaches…

This article describes two approaches to learning (in addition to the classic deep and surface approaches) identified in studies of student learning in engineering contexts. The first study identified the 'procedural deep' approach in a group of engineering foundation programme students in the UK, while the second study identified the 'procedural…

This chapter presents information on the transformation of higher education, the learning theories on which the Supplemental Instruction (SI) model is based, and the characteristics of today's student population, and concludes with a look at the benefits and challenges of implementing SI in the twenty-first century. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)

This chapter contains relevant information and resources about critical thinking for community college faculty, staff, and administrators who endeavor to implement new or strengthen existing critical thinking capabilities on their campus.

Critical lessons that share a transactional view of early literacy development are synthesized. A transactional view of reading and writing means that literacy as a meaning construction process, and that within a given literacy event, both the text and the reader are changed.

Some strategies for teaching culturally responsive mathematics to English Language Leaner (ELL) students are discussed and illustrated. These strategies help students perceive and describe their world, their community, and themselves using mathematics and language.

Most people equate learning mathematics with intelligence, but it is very dependent on developing an attitude, one that includes perseverance, tenacity, and fearlessness. Too many students give up upon encountering difficulties in math, when just trying a few strategies could mean the difference between succeeding and failing. Of course, some…