The study reported in this paper was designed to test response style and to further manipulate the type of question used in an attempt to promote the facilitative effect initally predicted from the use of general questions. (Author/RK)

New methods and innovations are bound to fail if the teacher's attitude is not taken into account. Here the author describes a program of in-service workshops to help teachers shape a new outlook on learning and experimentation. (Editor)

Described UCLA's University Elementary School and its unique plan for a training component of a credential program. (Author/RK)

The present study was an attempt to investigate the effects of two factors - number of defining attributes and the degree to which a student has learned those attributes (level of conceptualization) - on the difficulty of a concept. (Author)

Article investigated attempts to compare the effectiveness for learning of note-taking and other procedures and, as well, considered studies that have measured the precise outcomes of the activities involved in note-taking, and in subsequently making use of the notes. (Author/RK)

In this study, two cognitive-psychomotor tasks (dry mounting and laminating) were programed and a hardware delivery system, featuring an auto-program stop and slide synchronization capability, was developed and tested. (Author)

A discussion of the problem of how it is possible for a verbal student to learn from a computer unless the machine can partially understand his language. (Author)

Article described an innovative program, recently developed into a permanent department at Triton College, which stirred student motivation and learning experience. (Author/RK)

Content analysis of connected instructional discourse depends on the fundamental distinction between the content to be learned ("intrinsic") and the content intended only to support the learning processes ("mathemagenic"). Depending on the expected outcome of learning and the learner's entering competencies, the nature and…

In this paper, a theory of the academic achievement process of learning is proposed. Learning is seen as the outcome of the utilization of learning opportunities created in the teaching process by students themselves. These students are characterized by a certain level of ability and effort. The theory is first formulated in a single equation…

A growing body of research indicates that formal discovery, or heuristic, procedures can enhance the composing process of sophisticated university students. Other studies suggest that below-average and average students can benefit from a similar approach. Specifically, the introduction of a model based on tagmemic heuristic theory in an adult…

Currently, two trends are converging that will shape the future of communication theory. One is "the new narcissism"--a phenomenon characterized by prescriptions for personal fulfillment such as those reflected in popular psychologies and religions. The second trend is the scientific revolution concerned with exchanging static models of reality…

Implications for affective education are drawn from an empirical study of 60 upper-middle socioeconomic class 6 to 15 year-olds' responses to questions asking how videotaped actors felt. Percentage frequencies of category use in tape-recorded transcripts coded by two judges revealed no differences by child's sex. Marked developmental differences…