Studied strategy development in a computerized task developed from the block design task of S. Kohs (1923). Results for 90 subjects aged 12, 17, and adult show 3 strategies: global, analytic, and "synthetic." Discusses some age differences and implications for recent work in cognitive and developmental psychology. (SLD)

Reports on two contributions to the study and understanding of management learning processes. Offers the concept of 'emergent manager' and applies a particular style of analysis to the study of manager selection. Comments on ways in which the roots of management learning can be found. (Contains 39 references.) (DDR)

In order for teachers to understand more about learning (their own learning and that of their students), this article presents eight ideas for teacher professional development. These include doing regular classroom walkthroughs, inviting teachers to keep a journal about their daily work, and enlisting teachers to shadow students in order to gain…

The effectiveness of writing to learn programs and teaching practices on the students are discussed. It is found that writing to learn practices have an impact on achievement, perhaps more than conventional measures of achievement are able to determine.

Joseph Novak discusses the concept of mapping to capture and archive expert knowledge. He worked in various corporations where he used the concept of mapping for research and development efforts and to create and transfer knowledge and information in corporate environments.

This investigation examined, in 1012 secondary students, both consonant and dissonant response patterns in approaches to learning (evaluated using the LPQ questionnaire; [Biggs, J. (1987). Learning process questionnaire. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research]) as well as in learning conceptions and learning strategies (examined…

Although observational learning by children may occur through imitating a modeler's actions, it can also occur through learning about an object's dynamic affordances- a process that M. Tomasello (1996) calls "emulation." The relative contributions of imitation and emulation within observational learning were examined in a study with 14- to…

In this article, we summarize a good portion of the CASL research program on reading in the early grades. We first describe investigations conducted in kindergarten, where our focus was on the development of decoding and word recognition. Then we discuss studies conducted in first grade, where we continued to emphasize decoding and word…

Vocational education instructors are regularly challenged to prepare their students for an unpredictable and rapidly changing future. To do that, many prominent educators recommend students become effective "lifelong learners" by focusing on their learning skills today. To that end, this paper describes an exploratory study by educators in the…

Presents effective strategies for teaching in chemical engineering. (Author/NB)

This study provides an in-depth analysis of children's use of a taught mental calculation strategy. Three children (aged eight to nine years) who demonstrated contrasting spontaneous calculation approaches, were interviewed following the direct instruction of a calculation strategy. Their responses are explored in relation to constructivist and…

An approach to learning chemical facts that starts with the periodic table and depends primarily on recognizing and completing patterns and following a few simple rules is described. This approach exploits the exceptions that arise and uses them as opportunities for further concept development.

This Support Document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report, "Investigating Learning through Work: The Development of the 'Provider Learning Environment Scale'" (ED503392). While couched in very different terms, the analysis presented in this report points to a substantial overlap in the conceptual bases that…

This article describes Gardener's Theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI Theory) that was originated in 1983 in his most celebrated book, Frames of Mind. This theory has revolutionised the idea of intelligence providing evidence on the existence of more than one intelligence (i.e. at least seven). The article sheds some light on the history of MI…

Children's change over time in frequency of finger use on number combinations was examined in relation to their change in accuracy. Performance was tracked longitudinally over 11 time points, from the beginning of kindergarten (mean age = 5.7 years) to the end of second grade (n= 217). Accuracy in number combinations increased steadily during the…