Discusses how the author utilized two teaching strategies (application and collaborative learning) to enhance student achievement within a micro-theory course called social foundations of human behavior. Explains that student responses were monitored and that the teaching approach was modified again. Includes references. (CMK)

The University of Florida's Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC) has offered on-site and distance education courses in agribusiness management, horticultural sciences, and agricultural education and communication since 1998. A survey of current and potential students at IRREC was recently conducted which examines preferences for…

Argues that pupils in the second language classroom should be encouraged to respond to questions for personal information truthfully and that certain aspects of existing teaching practice encouraging the opposite should be scrutinized. Focuses on the objections to this premise and outlines reasons for seeking truthful student responses. (CK)

Surveys and analyzes preschoolers' and kindergartners' picture book choices by genre, familiarity, and four book attributes. Demonstrates that emergent readers appear to demonstrate genre preferences. Finds that children select familiar books more often and select books with a simple text. Counters previously held assumptions that emergent readers…

Argues that the teaching of business culture and terminology requires a variety of pedagogical resources. Suggests that comic strips, due to their versatility, ease of use and cultural relevance, can usefully complement textbooks and activities commonly used in Business French courses. (12 references) (Author/CK)

Investigated the cross-cultural measurement equivalence of items in the English-language version of the NEO Personality Inventory. Differential Item Functioning (DIF) analysis of item responses from 432 Filipino and 610 American college students reveals significant cultural mean differences in the raw scores; however, after a reanalysis with DIF…

Examines student reactions to new fee levels for distance education courses in order to understand how fees, and their possible reimbursement by employers, impact on student persistence--based on experiences at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. Discusses completion rates, attrition in distance learning, employer support, and financial…

Presents a study that obtained teacher ratings and student nominations regarding bullying and other behavior of children (n=121), including children with learning difficulties (n=20). Finds that the correlation between teacher ratings and peer nominations was significant for students without learning difficulties. Includes references. (CMK)

Describes an orientation for sociology graduate students that helps students become sociologists through workshops and to orient them into the program. Discusses the objectives of the orientation and also presents the results from a qualitative evaluation of the orientation. Includes references. (CMK)

Describes a bingo game that focuses on sociology of the body in which students answer questions with either a yes or no as opposed to the traditional way the game is played. Explains how to construct the game and addresses practical strategies to use after the game. (CMK)

Argues that there is a need to rethink the teaching of classical sociological theories. Focuses on the reasons the authors rethought their course with a special emphasis on their critique of Eurocentrism. Discusses the course and the responses of students to the new version of the course. Includes references. (CMK)

Explores the concept that an understanding of positioning within discursive practices can lead to an understanding of the social construction of self and difference. Presents a study that explored responses from two Year 11 (age 16) visual arts classes in two high schools within New South Wales, Australia. Includes references. (CMK)

Presents a study that focuses on atypical patterns of contextualized learning engagement that are often difficult to interpret because they exhibit varying degrees of conceptual dissonance. Addresses how the question of how dissonance can be interpreted and modeled. Provides an example of an observed interference model of student learning. (CMK)

Proposes that e-mail peer response teaches students about audience and text. Explains that asynchronous electronic peer response helps students become better responders by: promoting a written exchange; using writing to express their thoughts, and giving them time and distance to think about their reactions. Proposes that this creates an…

Sustained and selective attention among 30 fourth- through sixth-graders with learning disabilities (LD) and 20 controls was compared. Results indicated that LD students are less able to narrow their attention and also have slower information-processing skills, despite similar ability between groups for sustaining attention and inhibiting…