Discusses the relationships between knowledge structure, teachers, and learners. Implications for designing an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) are considered; and it is argued that an ITS must model the world, the learner, and teacher-learner interaction to be successful. Experiments conducted to assess the practical usefulness of several…

This paper proposes that those traits which handicap visually oriented dyslexics in a verbally oriented educational system may confer advantages in new fields which rely on visual methods of analysis, especially those in computer applications. It is suggested that such traits also characterized Albert Einstein, Michael Faraday, James Maxwell, and…

Examines whether teachers who have a webblike, multidimensional ordering style preference are more likely to view whole language as a valuable approach to language arts instruction than are teachers with a more methodical, step-by-step orientation to learning. Finds that a relationship exists between learning style preference and orientation to…

Presents an intellectual context and critical analysis of specific material from undergraduate mathematics. Although not definitive in any sense of the word, the sample discussions provided for the included "test" questions all contain significant remarks bearing on significant mathematical concepts. (23 references) (Author/JJK)

Discusses children's ideas about colored objects and colored shadows, with special attention to the organization of these ideas into mental models. The clarification of these models provides instructional tools that serve to assess and confront students' naive conceptions. Subjects were visitors to a science museum who engaged in interactive…

Argues that computers are a medium through which different styles of scientific thought can be observed. Presents cases of women whose learning styles differ from the way that programing and problem solving in computer-related activities are taught. Concludes that technological developments involving object-oriented programing have created an…

Describes culturally appropriate strategies developed by American Indian Research and Development (AIRD) for gifted and talented education. Discusses AIRD's multicriteria approach to identification, and its weekend and summer programs incorporating individual education plans, role models, cooperative learning, exclusive grouping, holistic design,…

Describes a study of high school students (n=107) who were learning Japanese through the medium of satellite television. The investigation focused on factors that influence student achievement in Japanese in the satellite setting. (Contains 32 references.) (VWL)

Describes a developmental writing course taught in prison. Describes how the teaching styles took into account the presumed learning preferences of the African Americans in this group of inmates and resulted in a boost of both their self-confidence and the level of their writing. (SR)

The authors of EC 609 935, a paper comparing characteristics of children with high functioning autistic disorder (H-F AD) with those of children having mild disabilities, reflect on difficulties in accurately identifying and programming for H-F AD children. Educators are urged to evaluate such students in terms of learning style, behavioral…

Investigated loneliness, coping, and cognitive styles of 52 gifted rural adolescents. Found that field independent (FI) adolescents were more lonely in a crowd, whereas field dependent (FD) adolescents were more lonely when not with others. FI adolescents showed more autonomy and self-reliance, while FD adolescents relied more on external sources…

Affective aspects of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students' learning styles ("ESL classroom personality") specific to formal ESL settings were examined in a comparison of Japanese and Mexican ESL students. ESL classroom personality was also related with other variables including sex, English proficiency level, and length of stay in…

Teachers can use learning style assessment instruments such as the NASSP Learning Style Profile to make decisions about their teaching methodology and program placement. This article discusses the benefits of learning style assessment for middle school students and outlines ways to apply results and increase teacher effectiveness at varying…

Many educators believe elementary and secondary schools must adapt classrooms to meet the demands of all students' learning styles. Learning style is no indicator of intelligence. Different students respond better to different teaching styles. The article examines ways that teachers, students, parents, and administrators can work together for…

The Confucian educational tradition and the national examination system shape Chinese students' learning styles. A study of 1,076 students studying English as a foreign language suggests that modern Chinese students are receptive to newer methods and learning styles but that this openness declines with increased exposure to foreign teachers. (19…