The systematic use of study questions to guide social work student learning is described as an alternative to relying upon traditional midterm or final examinations, or term papers. The study question technique has been found to generate greater and more consistent levels of study behavior, writing, and class participation. (Author/MLW)

Offers descriptions by teachers of five successful programs: (1) Project PEP (Pupils Enriching Other Pupils through Reading); (2) the alphabet book as a content area resource; (3) a motivational program to empower high-risk students; (4) motivating reluctant readers using a reading incentive program; and (5) a cooperative approach to literature…

Some of the projects designed to increase girls' uptake of physics are surveyed and some aspects of teaching physics in a girl-friendly way are presented. Possible reasons for the underrepresentation of girls in high school physics are discussed. The Girls into Science and Technology (GIST) and the Girls' Education in Mathematics, Science and…

Discusses the importance of helping children learn about the environment, describing several projects undertaken in Britain to foster children's environmental and aesthetic education. Presents strategies that parents can use to encourage aesthetic learning. (MDM)

The elementary teacher education programs at Ball State University, University of Toledo, University of Georgia, Eastern Michigan University, Utah State University, Austin Peay State University, and University of Southern Mississippi are described. Each includes special science courses for teachers, appropriate methods courses, and opportunities…

Narrates how the Hupobi Heritage Project involved Pueblo Indian youth in the interpretation of their cultural heritage for non-Native Americans. Explains how the information was presented through multimedia. (HB)

The premise of this report is that only the science-technology-society (STS) effort offers the potential for meeting the challenge of science for a general education. Presents the goals of STS issue-based instruction. (PR)

Describes the Yazigi language center in Bradenton, Florida, and its role in teaching English-as-a-Second-Language to Brazilian students. At Yazigi, the communicative approach has proved very successful. Learning is further enhanced by students of different linguistic backgrounds studying together and compelling each other to communicate in the…

Studies how four teachers transformed their philosophies and teaching practices through participation in a reflective research process. Discusses the power of reflection in the teachers' journals; teacher reflections on growth and change; insights into teaching offered by videotaping; talking about teaching and learning with students, parents,…

Describes the "Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project" which has now sent more than 70 volunteer teacher educators into 20 countries across Central Europe and Central Asia to help teachers to try out methods that foster active learning and critical thinking. Discusses support for the project, teaching strategies introduced,…

Discusses English-as-a-Second-Language book clubs for adult students, highlighting the benefits and describing the format. Reveals comprehension strategies used for discussion. (Author/VWL)

A cooperative project between middle-schoolers and elementary students makes clever use of a flight theme, and, as the author reports in this article, students' learning soars. In this project, the pilots are enthusiastic members of Ms. Herring's eighth-grade English class at Hampton Roads Academy (HRA) in Newport News, Virginia. The copilots are…

Too often adult literacy programs seem based on the assumption that, if learners work hard on skills for six months, they will have "acquired" literacy, as though it is a set of skills adults can "get" from a tutor (Kazemek, 1985). One study of 20 adult literacy classes in eight U.S. states found basic (not higher level) skills the predominant…

Many studies have investigated the classification of living things. Our study deals with a different problem: the attribution of life to one component of a living organism, specifically the bones. The task involves not only specifying what we mean by "alive", but also requires "informed thinking" leading to an understanding of…

The author began her career in education as a drama teacher. Although she loved what she was doing, she felt she needed some new challenges. One summer she decided to enroll at the University of California at Berkeley to take a very intense course in film-making. On her return to Hawai'i, she discovered that if she took classes at the University…