Groups of community health nurses were taught physical examination skills by two methods: self-study and lecture/laboratory practice. Because the latter produced significantly better posttest scores, it was concluded that self-study is appropriate for teaching the content, while laboratory practice is best for teaching the skills. (SK)

Differences in student learning achievement and retention in a college statistics course taught in various teaching/learning environments are described. Students experiencing computer-aided instruction accompanied by planned teacher/student contacts performed significantly better than students experiencing any of several other environments.…

Compared attitudes of students enrolled in traditional and nontraditional programs in Black universities regarding: (1) stringency of academic requirements; (2) knowledge acquired; (3) program flexibility; (4) immediate and projected value (personal and financial) of schooling; (5) attractiveness of nontraditional approach to traditional students;…

Examines the effect of three types of school environment (informal, intermediate, and formal) on changes in figural creativity over a school year for first- and second-grade children. (Author/RH)

Two educators express their opinions on the relative merits of a traditional English curriculum v one that includes popular culture. (RL)

In two Chicago high schools, students taking the traditional 40-week course in United States history were compared to students taking 4 10-week minicourses. No significant differences were found in learning or student attitudes. (SJL)

Average and poor writers were given taped handwriting lessons in one of four combinations of instructional methods: relaxation-suggestion, traditional instruction (Noble's handwriting series), a combination of the two, and relaxation only. The average and poor writers responded differently to the four methods. (SJL)

Because of serious economic recessions, adult educators are casting about for a unified philosophical core to justify their existence. The Russell report and Venables report attempt to justify adult education. Different interpretations of need entail radically opposing educational concepts. If the formal education concept cannot rest on a unified…

The behaviorism of traditional education is contrasted with the humanism of open education. Interaction between the two approaches will result in new models of instruction based on intellectual and humane grounds. (JMF)

Discusses the secondary status in teaching history in relation to contemporary emphasis on values, self-esteem, and attitude. Explains how this has taken place and proposes returning content to a primary position by teaching history as a usable past. (CK)

Despite criticism, lecture continues to be a major instructional method in higher education. Discusses characteristics of effective lectures and variations of lecture presentation using electronic mail, multimedia, the World Wide Web, and CD-ROMs. Argues that lectures provide a sense of place and community and that technology can mediate human…

Examines the ways in which a higher education classroom that used Web-based technology as a supplement to a regularly scheduled classroom-based course addressed issues of learning and learning-centered education. Suggests the need to create learning-centered environments supported by technology, not driven by it, and discusses future…

A control group of 13 extension agents received traditional inservice training; 13 others used an interactive website. No posttest differences were found based on training method or level of computer anxiety at the knowledge level of Bloom's taxonomy. At the application level, the traditional group had higher scores. (Contains 27 references.) (SK)

Discusses the training needs of preservice and inservice teachers to become successful in making the transition from face-to-face instruction to distance education. Recommends a transitional stage, using modules to scaffold student learning, and describes a course of study that included four projects using the Internet and Web sites. (LRW)

Reports on the New World Learning Symposium held in London in November, 2001 that discussed new learning technologies. Highlights include student preferences in distance education; developments in the United Kingdom and other countries; combining Web-based learning with traditional face-to-face classes and videoconferencing; and corporate…