Reviews models of accounting and management-courseware development; examines the role of the book metaphor in courseware and in learning; and discusses a framework of six alternatives to the book metaphor developed for the Business Education with Information Technology (BITE) project as part of the Teaching and Learning Technology Programme…

Focuses on the effects of the application of two problem-solving techniques--metacognitive and heuristic--on the achievement of students in the computation of creative mathematics problems. Results indicate that there was a significant difference in the achievement of experimental and control groups. Contains 24 references. (Author/ASK)

Reports on an intensive study of problem-solving activity of female students at the senior secondary level. Focuses on both the mathematical processing and the underlying cognitive and metacognitive activities that led to that processing. Concludes that all successful groups displayed a high number of key points where metacognitive decisions could…

Describes the author's year-long analysis of one student's work to demonstrate her larger and ongoing research process in her classroom, as she investigated whether and how students were taking up the key inquiry-based processes that serve as a foundation for learning across disciplines in her classroom. (SR)

Through a $7.5 million U.S. Department of Education grant, students at the Hudson (Massachusetts) Public Schools "attend" Virtual High School--a network of 30 schools in 10 states. Kids attend classes any time, work collaboratively, and choose among innovative, timely, technologically rich course offerings. Other sites are described.…

Discusses the need to invent new visions of education in the context of a digital world, rather than continuing to apply computer technology to traditional educational settings. Topics include breaking away from old paradigms; and the need to discuss epistemological foundations of knowledge, the nature of learning, and sociopolitical issues. (LRW)

A typical instrument used to elicit college students' evaluations of teaching was critically analyzed with reference to two teaching paradigms: transmission and engaged-critical. Analysis revealed that the evaluation form does not represent all conceptions of teaching and learning, but is more consistent with the transmission paradigm and…

Contributes to the emerging picture of children's development of understanding in geometry and the kinds of teaching that can support it. Describes how teachers can use episode writing to capture student thinking and make instructional decisions. (ASK)

Describes the development of an arts-based educational program at a female correctional facility in rural Florida. Considers pedagogical and political dimensions of the program; discusses curriculum design and development, learning processes, and institutional influences; and presents examples of participants' artistry and interpretations. (DSK)

Describes a professional-development program for experienced elementary teachers that focused on teacher learning. Data collected over 18 months and qualitatively analyzed for setting features and learning processes indicative of an intellectual focus identified five setting features and two broad patterns of engagement (from less- to…

Explores the utility of mental models as learning outcomes in using complex and situated learning environments. Describes two studies: one aimed at eliciting mental models in the heads of novice refrigeration technicians, and the other an ethnographic study eliciting knowledge and models within the community of experienced refrigeration…

Outlines why organizations need to learn. Discusses communication embedded in the following: the preconditions for becoming a learning organization, the indicators that a firm is a learning organization, and the disciplines necessary to maintain learning in organizations. Presents an organizational case study of an organization that used…

This study of 90 kindergarten children examined gender differences in learning interest from different designs of multimedia interfaces. Results indicate a significant difference between boys and girls in the influence of the design of interactive multimedia stories on time on task and on level of satisfaction with the interfaces. (Author/LRW)

Issues in the design of nursing problems for problem-based learning are as follows: problems must support the underlying educational philosophy and desired outcomes; they should use material from actual cases; and they should be constructed so students take responsibility for learning and control the learning process. (SK)

Although neuroscience has much to offer teaching and learning conceptualizations, educators must be cautious about applying lab research to classrooms. Brain research seems hazy, confusing, and contradictory because it is new. Myths about synapses, low-stress learning, memorization, enrichment, and learning styles are debunked. (MLH)