Lee's views relative to the aim, content, function of the teacher, student learning, environmental role, and evaluation of religious education are examined. (Author/DE)

Since the primary objective of individualized instruction is to match instructional patterns with learning styles, five alternative learning style patterns are examined. (DE)

Considered whether schooling has anything to do with education and evaluated the benefits of the College Level Examination Program. (Author/RK)

The general aim of the study was to gain insights into the thought processes and learning strategies of the beginning reader. It is based on the premise that since reading is a language task, the process of learning to read may show parallels to the process of learning to speak. (Editor)

Presents a learning theory in the language of cybernetics based on the tenet that the minimal experimental situation for making psychological observations is a conversation. The account is directed at generating interest in the original work by G. Pask, et al. (GS)

Article discussed the trend toward consumer mathematics and its meaning and importance for high school students. (RK)

This study examines whether or not abstract or concrete prose material is easier to learn and remember. The results indicate that concrete paragraphs were consistently faster to learn and easier to remember. (DE)

Authors observed classrooms that served as models for open education and testified that what former observers have described is actually only part of the story. (Editor/RK)

The theoretical literature which has had an impact upon the teaching of composition and which has evolved into the language across the curriculum approach to education, focuses upon the interaction of language and learning. By teaching about speaking and writing, educators are potentially teaching students how to learn. Language functions to…

A study compared adult learners and traditional undergraduate students in terms of three communication traits that may affect the quality and quantity of communication in the classroom. The study investigated whether adult learners differed significantly from traditional undergraduate students in terms of communication apprehension, willingness to…

In response to a recent wave of reports by Goodlad and his colleagues on their study of teacher educators, this study suggests that there are research questions to be asked of teacher education that go beyond the programmatic level. Using one teacher's teaching as an example, the document explores some of the aspects of this teacher's students'…

A recent wave of linguistic research has attempted to demonstrate empirically that in learning the syntax of a second language, adults re-access their universal grammar (UG). However, the conspicuous lack of success of second language learners has caused researchers to seek evidence in experimental data. The most expedient source of this data is…

This project examined three hypotheses: (1) teachers can learn to make explicit their own intuitive knowledge as it relates to specific matters and their teaching practice; (2) once a teacher has gained insight into her own knowledge, she can learn to coordinate it with the privileged descriptions of subject matters she is expected to teach; and…

The process approach to teaching writing can be a useful tool to develop important skills in emotionally disturbed/behavior disordered students. Skills such as self-exploration, self-expression, problem solving, risk taking, and interaction with others can be improved through the writing process. An enhanced self-concept is another product of this…