Learning to learn should keynote today's educational philosophy. One method for developing learning skills is through the use of independent study guides (self-initiated study and direction activities serving as lesson plans for learners). (Author/MJB)

Performance differences were not significant between men and women in Earth Science classes with fixed assignment deadlines, nor were achievement differences significant for women in self-paced sections compared to fixed deadline men or women. Men performed higher than women in self-paced groups, and higher than men or women in other learning…

In three of four physiology topics studied, audiotape/booklet use was a significantly more effective method of study than the conventional method of text books and lecture notes. Student response was favorable as well as academic achievement. (Author/LBH)

Reviews self-directed lifelong learning among adults in London from 1558-1640 as nurtured by individuals, organizations, self-improvement publications, and colleges. (EM)

The Ohio State program includes instructional objectives for all of the clinical clerkships, a specialized collection of learning resources to assist the students in the mastery of the clerkship objectives, mini-learning resource centers (LRC) located close to patient care areas, and an evaluation system for student assessment. (LBH)

Discusses the importance of self-instruction to keep people current with the rapidly changing technology that characterizes the present industrial or mass culture. Describes a Yugoslavian project that combines a self-instruction course helped by an instructor using self-directed pupil activities that require students to apply the acquired…

The author examines how adult education in Finland is being affected by legislation. She discusses the Finnish school system. Several forms of adult education are described, including evening courses, independent study, training of the unemployed, on-the-job training, continuation courses, and correspondence training. The funding of adult training…

Discussion of the use of peer teachers to provide college students with microcomputer education focuses on a video course used to teach Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software. Budget considerations are discussed, student and faculty reactions are described, and potential time savings to faculty are examined. (LRW)

Describes the Audio-Immersion language laboratory project, which made students responsible for their own progress in second-language acquisition and provided only marginal support as students learned to use the listening library consisting of a wide range of materials. (CB)

Describes a series of interviews with Japanese speakers of English-as-a-second-language focusing on their uses of English and their life-style characteristics outside Japan. Results support current research indicating that successful language learners apply specific strategies to the task of learning. (Author/DJD)

A review of research about museum education and a description of a group of gifted elementary school students' museum-building activities (display techniques, collection of resources, classification and arrangement methods, and work with outside donors) indicate that museum-building is a stimulating activity which encourages independent study and…

Considers the many possible uses of computers in foreign language education, including teaching, learning, and research. It is argued that the computer's greatest potential lies in its ability to provide a richly supportive language learning environment in which students are helped individually to develop, expand, and refine their expressive and…

The author considers the conceptual soundness of self-directed learning and elaborates a definition of the term. The author also raises some questions about the methodological rigor of the studies on which the new academic orthodoxy is based. He considers social settings, learning styles, independence, middle class lifestyles, and methods of…

Discusses recent innovations in scheduling, timing, and delivery formats that should allow more working adults to pursue graduate study in adult education. Highlights Syracuse University's Weekend Scholar option and Teachers College's Adult Education Guided Independent Study (AEGIS) program. (CH)

In two experiments, self-instruction training for educationally handicapped children consisted of general self-instruction components and explicit instruction in task components. For both experiments the training improved academic performance. It was concluded that successful academic performance occurs when self-instructional statements integrate…