Examined the effects of practice, response strategies, and attentiveness on inspection time (IT) and its relation to IQ in 3 experiments involving 102 college students, testing the hypothesis that mental speed is the basis for the observed IT-IQ relation. Discusses the mixed results and evidence that the correlation is malleable. (SLD)

Investigated external memory strategies of typical 7-, 9-, 11-, and 17-year olds and 11- and 17-year olds with mild mental retardation using tasks allowing direct comparison of self-report and strategy observed. Found strong positive correlations between frequency of reported and observed strategy use. Self-reports were accurate but not always…

Discusses how students construct their own understanding of mathematics as they discover and then learn it in class. Presents Krystal's method to subtract mixed numbers that her peers adopt and name for her. (ASK)

Presents two case studies that show how IBM addressed performance support solutions and electronic learning. The first developed a performance support and expert coaching solution; the second applied performance support to reducing implementation time and total cost of ownership of enterprise resource planning systems. (Author/LRW)

Explores the mathematical practices of three young mathematicians in an extended interview setting. Focuses on the interaction of discovery and verification, the role of conjecture in discovery, and the place of intuition and understanding in research. Indicates an interesting mismatch between how they valued their own guesses and how they reacted…

Summarizes the mechanics of a course designed to give students a structured, guided approach that simulates more closely the way that many students approach learning new material. (CCM)

Describes a survey study that was conducted to reveal the perceived usefulness of learning hypermedia and its preferred learning method among 22 working professionals who were pursuing a masters' degree on a part-time basis. It was found that they perceived hypermedia as useful, and they preferred classroom instruction with hands-on participation.…

Explains concept mapping as a heuristic device that is helpful in visualizing the relationships between and among ideas. Highlights include how to begin a map; brainstorming; map applications, including document or information summaries and writing composition; and mind mapping to strengthen note-taking. (LRW)

Explains knowledge services as the successful use of information in organizations that includes information management, knowledge management, and strategic learning, and focuses on the customer. Discusses the role of special librarians and information professionals, benefits to the organization, and return on investment. (LRW)

Outlines an array of learning strategies for improving the academic performance of at-risk social studies students. Drawn from special education research, these strategies are directly applicable to at-risk students and focus on improving the acquisition, storage, and expression/demonstration of academic content. Suggestions for implementation of…

Reports on the realization that science is boring to large numbers of students. Focuses on work with making science more interesting. (DDR)

Describes the development of Simple Projectiles Lesson And Test (SPLAT), an interactive multimedia presentation that targets students aged 16 and older and focuses on teaching the fundamental concepts of physics with a simple and exciting approach, and filling in the gaps of school physics curriculum. (YDS)

Indicates that boys and girls differ in physics instruction. Suggests that boys achieve higher grades and are more interested in learning physics than girls. Claims that boys and girls hold different notions of what it means to understand physics: girls seem to think that they understand a concept only if they can put it into a broader world view.…

Introduces Microburst Teaching and Learning, a strategy for combining various teaching styles and methods in 'bursts' with different learning styles to enhance the learning process. The model accommodates adult learning theory, adult attention span, learner motivation, the variety of learning styles found in learners, and the need for efficiency.…

Discusses an alternative teaching approach that incorporates action learning principles along with authentic project-based methods into the full-time study of instructional design. Describes the implementation of action learning principles within a graduate program in instructional technology at George Mason University. (Author/LRW)