The use of a rereading strategy by 20 good and 24 poor comprehenders (undergraduates) to regulate understanding was examined. Poor comprehenders generally reread more, but good comprehenders were better able to direct their rereading selectively to text comprehension problems and had better text memory. (SLD)

This response to EC 607 382 considers the history of efforts to reform mathematics instruction; current reform efforts; effects of reform movements on low achieving students; and refinements needed to improve current reform efforts, including recognizing the contributions of various models, adopting a teacher-learner verification strategy, and…

Provides practical advice about methods to prevent reading failure that are grounded in new research about reading. The focus is on identifying children who need extra help before they experience reading failure and identify those who may need extra help as they progress through elementary school. Some commonly used diagnostic measures are…

Science teachers say that improving science education requires smaller classes, adequate resources, better staff development, and more teacher collaboration. Poor achievement on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study stems from watered-down curricula, teacher knowledge gaps, and student failures in "gate-keeping" courses.…

Investigates effects of teaching text-comprehension strategies to children with decoding and reading-comprehension problems and with a poor or normal listening ability. Finds no differential program effects for the two listening levels. Finds no stable evidence of transfer of comprehension strategy-training to standardized general listening and…

Claims a deficit in self-regulation can be overcome through instruction. Provides (1) a review of the literature of the self-regulation field; and (2) a review of research which reveals that lower achieving students lack key regulatory processes which affect achievement. (NH)

The British government developed a program that assigned mentors to help secondary students overcome barriers to individual learning. This coincides with increasing calls within the black community and among male activists for male role models to remedy male student underachievement. Examines the sociohistorical, political, and cultural processes…

A study investigated the preferences of 158 middle school students with and without disabilities for specific adaptations in general education classroom testing. Open-notes and open-book tests were among the adaptations most preferred. Students with disabilities and/or students with low achievement indicated significantly higher preference than…

In response to Kavale and Forness (EC 630 380), this article raises four issues concerning the balance between science and politics in learning disabilities (LD): (1) LD as an objective biological entity; (2) uses of a scientific definition of LD; (3) political advocacy concerning unacceptable achievement and LD; and (4) risks in assuming…

This sequential, three-phase study used quantitative analyses to examine the characteristics of student dropouts and the characteristics of schools successful and unsuccessful in mediating dropouts. Narrative profiles were created to describe types of students and types of dropouts. Phase I consisted of three parts, each using the student as the…

Working with students who manifest learning difficulties there are many questions which have to be asked. One of these question is--how they explain their failure and success. Answers to these questions can help in understanding the cause of their problems as well as finding the method to improve effectiveness, success and personal satisfaction.…

Caribbean American immigrant students, who represent one of the largest subgroups in the Black population in the United States, exhibit low achievement scores and high dropout rates, which are both correlated with lifelong negative employment and psychosocial outcomes. To understand how immigrant status may impact academic achievement in this…

Recent studies have shown that self-esteem may play an important role in the onset of disaffection among secondary age pupils. It has been suggested that low-achieving pupils deal with the threat posed to their self-esteem by poor academic achievement by re-organising their domain-specific evaluations so that investment is increased in potentially…

A trend is emerging to open enrollment for honors and AP classes to all students who wish to take them. Teachers of these open enrollment classes may be facing several dilemmas. How can the high standards and academic rigor of the course be maintained? How can students who struggle to learn be supported in their endeavors to keep up with the…

The present study aims (1) to investigate the specific study strategies that may lead to a success in Matriculation as well as at University; and (2) to investigate whether these study strategies that are effective in Matriculation also work efficiently at University. A revised version of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI,…