A key component of a quality early care and education system for young children is the early childhood workforce--teachers and others who work directly with children, as well as directors and administrators. This paper explores a number of issues central to early childhood teacher education in New York State. The paper first describes the…

This research project studied the effects of hierarchical versus heterarchical hypermedia structures of Web-based case representations on complex problem-solving skills and knowledge assembly in problem-centered learning environments in order to develop a system or model that informs the design of Web-based cases for ill-structured problems across…

New and returning camp staff were surveyed about the difficulty of camp-specific skills and knowledge and their own abilities. A summer-camp training inventory of 24 camp-specific skills and knowledge statements was administered to a total of 702 new and returning staff at eight camps on the first and last day of pre-season training sessions and…

This paper offers a theoretically grounded template for analyzing the root causes of individual performance problems in school, work, or personal pursuits. There are four basic reasons why individuals fail to perform as desired: they don't know what to do (communication problem); they don't know how to do it (knowledge problem); they don't want to…

This study was designed to explore the validity of scores from a select-and-fill-in (SAFI) concept map assessment as a measure of 130 undergraduate students' connected understanding of introductory astronomy. Scores from SAFI maps created for this purpose possessed high internal consistency and showed large mean increases from the beginning to the…

A review of the literature reveals that obstacles to the successful transfer of basic skills, knowledge, and thinking skills during classroom instructional time differ depending on which of three components of expertise is entailed: conceptual understanding, domain-specific basic skills, or domain-specific strategies. This paper focuses on…

Louisiana Educational Assessment Program for the 21st Century (LEAP 21) is an integral part of the Louisiana school and district accountability system passed by the state legislature and signed into law in 1997. The primary purposes of the accountability system are to raise expectations for achievement for all Louisiana public school students and…

An exploratory study was conducted with faculty and administrators at Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) to determine the level of reported knowledge and experience with policies that govern Web-based instruction (WBI). Result indicated that faculty had little experience with the policies and many had not participated in policy…

This textbook is designed as a pupil's book for use in the primary grades of schools, both public and private. It is so written that the subject-matter can be read and understood by pupils who are able to read well. While stating in simple language some elementary facts in anatomy and physiology, especial attention has been given to rules for the…

Six instruments designed to measure students' knowledge about the scientific enterprise are critically described, and a summary is given concerning their application in research investigations. A case is proposed for interpreting test results in a qualitative manner rather than relying on purely quantitative data. (JR)

Discusses the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress survey of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in science. Reports and comments on the findings relating to black students, sex differences, geographical differences, parents' education, and neighborhood influences. Summarizes some of the broad implications of the study for…

Considered the preparation of educational personnel and the policies that will affect teacher education. (RK)

This essay is concerned with the role that experience plays in education. Specifically, it is concerned with the nature of the communication process and the kind of bias it has put and continues to put upon both the means and ends of education. (Author/RK)

One of the paper's two main sections states certain principles of training and examines some of the implications of most of them in the context of life-long education. The second section discusses briefly the three areas of learning--(skills, attitudes, knowledge)--integral components of educational and training programs. (Author/AG)

Article attempts to describe a program which seeks to foster the development of persons who can respond constructively, responsibly, imaginatively and humanely to life's vicissitudes. (Author/RK)