Examined scenarios for using two schematic organizers (schematic knowledge maps and conceptual matrices) in integrating episodic and semantic knowledge about alcohol. Seventy college students were assigned to either schematic organizer group or essay writing group. Groups were further divided into episodic/semantic and semantic/episodic treatment…

Offers statements about elementary students' own learning styles, learning environmental characteristics they desire, and qualities in adults they consider supportive of their learning. Statements are selections from over 700 comments from students in 7 schools who completed following sentences: "The adults at school that help me the most are the…

The Inventory of Learning Processes assessed the learning styles of Caribbean ninth graders (47 boys, 67 girls) in 2 ability groups. The higher ability group performed better in deep processing, fact retention, and methodical study. Girls performed better in methodical study. (SK)

Discusses women's use of computers and considers how the principles of feminism affect computerization. Highlights include the computerization process; gender differences in learning; models for feminist use of computers, including information processing and telecommunications; and a resource list of women's organizations that use computers.…

Describes a study of graduate students at Florida State University that was conducted to determine relationships between measures of cognitive learning style and online searching behavior of novice searchers. Results of the Learning Style Inventory (LSI) and other measures are discussed, and comparisons with other studies are made. (29 references)…

Reviews the literature, as it relates to American Indian students, on cooperative learning, competition, learning styles, teacher-student interactional styles, peer influence, and the effects of cooperative versus competitive learning on academic achievement. Discusses Student Team Learning techniques. Contains 31 references. (SV)

Rip Van Winkle would not recognize Corsicana (Texas) High School since its curriculum coordinator began implementing learning styles techniques in various pilot programs. Lecturing to rows of bored students has been replaced by students' active involvement in group activities, listening centers, and tactile/kinesthetic exercises on the floor or at…

Student response to learning styles at a private middle school in Minnesota has been overwhelmingly positive. The information in a student's Learning Style Inventory profile often helps parents grasp their child's approach to learning. Learning styles practices are encouraged by faculty miniworkshops and inhouse training sessions. (MLH)

American students don't read because they associate reading with pain. Successful reading styles programs identify students' reading styles, use reading methods and materials matching reading style strengths, demonstrate high achievement expectations and respect for learning style differences, use reading materials reflecting student's interests,…

Teaching to style represents a philosophical change from tradition to a mutual embrace of learning accountability. Control is relinquished in exchange for leadership. Students win by learning to value themselves and others. Teachers win by presiding over classrooms disciplined by mutual respect and enlivened by a celebration of diverse skills and…

Combines methods to probe the learning strategies of two unsuccessful learners as they completed four activities (an interview, a verb exercise, a cloze passage, and a composition). These unsuccessful learners, when viewed through a task demand model, emerged as active strategy users, though they sometimes applied strategies inappropriately. (38…

Discusses the role of meetings in improving job performance, identifies adult learning principles that may enhance the planning and delivery of business meetings, describes the component parts of business meetings, and presents a matrix that integrates adult learning principles with the management of business meetings. (Six references) (LRW)

Concerned about low reading achievement scores, the superintendent of an impoverished, rural Tennessee school district adopted Marie Carbo's reading styles program as a vehicle for a five-year learning improvement plan. The district aimed to improve classroom instruction through long-term staff development that inspired teachers to abandon…

Describes a three-unit inservice training course on cognitive styles developed by a Pennsylvania school district and approved by the state's education department. Course learnings may be applied to lesson planning, journal-writing observations, peer-coaching experiences, student-teacher learning style differences, analysis of teaching/counseling…

A principal gained the cooperation of five teachers (representing science, history, reading, English, and remedial reading) for using diagnostic information to drive instructional practice. After administering the cognitive section of the NASSP Learning Style to students and tabulating results, the principal worked with teachers to personalize…