Although many researchers have examined knowledge building in traditional settings and distance learning, few have examined middle school students' building of mathematical knowledge using mobile phones. The present study uses two well-known models of knowledge building to carry out the examination: the interactive analysis model of knowledge…

Quality assurance of teacher training has become of a great concern nowadays. This paper addresses the quality of BEd programme of the University of Education (UE) Lahore. The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the quality of BEd programme with regard to the internal efficiency of Government Colleges for Elementary Teachers (GCETs), the…

Simulated games have been designed to teach not only factual material but to provide opportunities for understanding some of the complex systems of our society. The use of this valuable tool is encouraged in the teaching of nutrition. (Author)

A discussion which proposes that ATI may be of interest as a descriptive science, but is unnecessary for adapting instruction to individuals. Suggestions that individuals should adapt instruction to their own needs and that the task of the instructional developer is to make this possible. (Author/HB)

In Coercion and Teaching (this journal, June 1973), Hobson argues for the view that one cannot be coerced to learn that X. The present paper tries to show that Hobson's argument for this view depends on a misunderstanding of the concept of coercion and that the conclusion of his argument is false. (Editor/RK)

Article emphasized the need for using humor in the classroom and how it can serve the teacher by helping with his instruction of subjects sometimes difficult to teach. (RK)

An analysis of many definitions of discovery and a discourse on a new synthesis of these definitions. (HB)

"Oral reading is a process abundant in potential for teacher and learner" says the author, in response to a reader's question. Here she sets down some strategies to help you with a more effective reading program. (Editor/RK)

INTERPRETATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BELIEVED TO BE SOUNDLY SUPPORTED BY RESEARCH, ARE PRESENTED IN THIS NONTECHNICAL REPORT. THE MATERIAL SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY USEFUL IN METHODS COURSES AND SHOULD BE A VALUABLE REFERENCE FOR TEACHERS OF TYPEWRITING. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT PRACTICE ON ISOLATED LETTER SEQUENCES OR ON A LIMITED VOCABULARY. WITH RESPECT…

After an extended account of two features that she considers to be the essence of teaching, the author describes how such teaching can, at the same time, be seen as a form of research. She proposes a vision of teachers as significant participants in theoretical and pedagogical discussions on the nature and development of human learning. (Author/CH)

The algo-heuristic theory is concerned with identifying unobservable cognitive processes and their unconscious component cognitive operations, including learning how to describe them algorithmically and heuristically, and how to devise specific instructional tools (algorithmic and heuristic) to develop cognitive processes much faster. (BW)

The aim of the study (Johnsen Hoines 2002) reported here was to shed light on the process through which student teachers express and interpret their understandings about mathematical notions and thereby gain insight into them. This paper focuses on how students cooperate and move between different ways of understandings. It emphases in particular…

This article differentiates between sustained productive learning and short term enthusiasm in learning. (BB)