Presents a technique for introducing analysis of variance (ANOVA) at the concrete level of operational thought, enabling students in introductory statistics courses to understand the complex correlations and interactions between variables. Helps students develop an intuitive understanding of the concepts of between- and within-groups variance and…

Reviews the ethnographic criticism literature and considers its potential applications for the teaching of ethnographic writing. Discusses three major areas: (1) textbook organization; (2) use of first-person and other forms of narrative voice; and (3) teaching political awareness of choices of language and literary forms. (MW)

Students with learning disabilities can learn strategies to improve their organizational and time management skills. Antecedent strategies, which set the occasion for students to become more organized, include assignment logs/charts, work stations, color coding materials, timers, and guided notes. Consequence strategies include reinforcement,…

Presents and discusses a multipurpose worksheet for GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) instruction focusing on more learner-oriented ways of studying, with the teacher retreating from center stage to become a prompter and facilitator. Sample worksheets are appended. (CB)

Experiments with 23 kindergarten and 24 third-grade students show that children can use conceptual understanding to accurately evaluate strategies that they not only do not yet use but that are more conceptually advanced than strategies they use. Results demonstrate commonalities in functioning of constraints in privileged and nonprivileged…

This research review indicates that gifted children demonstrate greater factual knowledge about how their minds work and a greater tendency to generalize strategies to divergent tasks, but do not show a greater tendency to use strategies on their own, maintain strategies over time, or use strategies on tasks similar to the original tasks. (PB)

A detailed, nonimpressionistic assessment checklist is presented for teach-yourself language packages. Two example research applications are given: a survey of a range of course packages, and an analysis of the patterns of materials used by an individual learner of Hungarian. (39 references) (Author/LB)

Seven sixth-grade students with learning disabilities were taught the metacognitive strategy PLEASE for use in writing paragraphs. Results suggest that, compared to the traditional language arts curriculum, the PLEASE strategy was more effective in developing students' metacognitive abilities for prewriting planning, composition, and revision as…

Comparison of two spelling strategies (traditional versus self-correction) on spelling performance of six low-achieving third-grade students found the self-correction procedure more effective than the traditional condition and also helped students maintain their ability to correctly spell previously learned words. (Author/DB)

Describes some recent studies which establish that meaningful learning can be promoted by a certain type of questioning activity, called elaborative interrogation, that leads students to activate prior knowledge and tie it to the new information. (SR)

Two studies revealed differences between junior-high gifted and average ability students on the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory, with the average students indicating more anxiety. Gender differences were also exhibited, with girls scoring higher than boys in motivation, study aids, and self-testing. (Author/JDD)

Outlines strategies for implementing storytelling in the classroom over a two-week period, beginning with shared story telling of existing folktales and progressing to student creation and telling of narratives based on the folktale model. Consists of an introductory phase, a laboratory phase, and a performance phase. (LP)

Offers examples of games and problem-solving strategies to help students solve word problems in mathematics. Emphasizes the importance of first considering the question the word problem poses and using game techniques to teach students how to transfer those same strategies to solve different math problems. (TJQ)

Demonstrates how repertory grid technique was used to elicit students' ideas about energy. Constructs were divided from a sample of 55 Western Australian year-9 secondary students. A call is made for the development of a learning approach which is based on the unique views of students. (LZ)

Discusses how two small children learned important lessons by being allowed to make their own decisions and think their way through situations rather than being told by adults how to handle those situations. The article highlights the importance of discovery learning and the development of self-confidence. (SM)