Social constructivists posit that learning involves social interactions among individuals in a given place and time. Since teachers play a significant role in how social interactions are developed and determined in the school classroom, it is important to learn how teachers make decisions about their teaching behaviors and interactions with their…

Using a standardized assessment instrument, the authors compared 182 adults with congenital deaf-blindness and those with acquired deaf-blindness. They found that those with congenital deaf-blindness were more likely to have impairments in cognition, activities of daily living, and social interactions and were less likely to use speech for…

The present study examined to which extent different motivational concepts contribute to the prediction of school achievement among adolescent students independently from intelligence. A sample of 342 11th and 12th graders (age M = 16.94; SD = .71) was investigated. Students gave self-reports on domain-specific values, ability self-perceptions,…

Using survey responses collected via the Internet from a U.S. national probability sample of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adults (N = 662), this article reports prevalence estimates of criminal victimization and related experiences based on the target's sexual orientation. Approximately 20% of respondents reported having experienced a person or…

The product of a research symposium on the induction process for beginning vocational teachers, this document contains the following papers: (1) "On Becoming a Teacher" (William G. Camp, Betty Heath); (2) "Overview of Beginning-Teacher Induction Process" (Randol G. Waters); (3) "Mentoring as a Component of Induction" (Julie M. Johnson); (4)…

This study surveyed the regional cluster doctoral students in Nova University's Programs for Higher Education to determine their orientation needs and then developed a comprehensive orientation manual. Needs assessment survey forms were received from 24 regional cluster students (out of 29 survey forms sent) as well as 9 South Florida local…

This model presents an experimental orientation program at a computer college. Subjects were 200 freshmen students, 100 of whom participated in the experimental program and 100 of whom acted as a control group. The control group went through a traditional orientation program - three four-hour sessions in a large auditorium. The experimental…

Student involvement is key factor in this relaxed but useful orientation program for new and returning students at Kenosha Technical Institute. (Editor)

Competency-based orientation for nurses provides a practical and cost-effective transition to the practice setting. The program requires a large initial investment in the development of self-learning materials and evaluation tools but greatly reduces instructor time. (SK)

These proceedings contain the papers of the 16th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2019), held during November 7-9, 2019, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) and co-organised by University Degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy.…

The author discusses four goals that can be realistically accomplished through teacher induction programs, while warning that beginning teacher programs cannot be expected to reform education as a whole. (MT)

Argues that pointing emerges as a component of action-for-self: selective orienting to salient (usually moving or changing things). Pointing with vocalization, followed by pointing with naming, indexes the child's shifting focus of attention. Evidence that pointing emerges for the purpose of intentional communication is lacking. (Author/CB)

This article summarizes the work of R. L. Worthington and J. J. Mohr (2002); R. L. Worthington, H. B. Savoy, F. R. Dillon, and E. R. Vernaglia (2002); and J. J. Mohr (2002) on heterosexual identity development that constituted the Major Contribution section of the July 2002 issue of The Counseling Psychologist. The author provides an overview of…

This study examined how learners construct textbase and situation model knowledge in hypertext computer-based learning environments (CBLEs) and documented the influence of specific self-regulated learning (SRL) tactics, prior knowledge, and characteristics of the learner on posttest knowledge scores from exposure to a hypertext. A sample of 160…