Describes a self-access extensive reading project for students studying through the medium of English using graded readers. The project sought feedback from the students who were tested over three university terms. Results indicate that test scores correlate positively with the amount of reading done and that students rated the project favorably.…

The key object of formal schooling should be to give children confidence and ability to manage their own learning as an ongoing, lifelong activity. Educators must wean students from dependence on teachers and institutions and seek community-based resources and learning situations. The smallest classes and greatest teacher availability should be…

Discusses using individualized distance learning classes via the Internet to meet the needs of gifted children in elementary and middle schools. Addresses the proven effectiveness of Internet instruction and the need for professional educators to develop courses in collaboration with exceptional programmers. (CR)

Considers the design of instructional materials to help adult learners use higher-order thinking skills, especially for future multimedia instruction. Topics include learning processes, self-directed learning for adults, effective and efficient learning, funding for adult education, and instructional technology. (LRW)

Studaxology is a theory that explains to the college student how to become organized within the study environment, based on what the student experiences while studying. Its core is a 3x3 matrix of study experiences. Interpretation of the matrix enables the student to meet deep-level learning demands for optimal functioning in higher education.…

A survey of adult students in an independent course (n=180) involving printed study guides, readings, and noncompulsory lectures showed that printed materials were a disincentive to developing deep learning strategies; students did not feel part of the university culture; they were preoccupied with assessment and had weak independent research…

Focuses on the need for self-assessment as a learning strategy for second language learning. Argues that self-assessment produces learners who are more active and focused and better placed to assess their own progress in terms of communication. Offers practical suggestions for carrying self-assessment at the secondary school and university level.…

A European exchange program for language teachers in which the objective is to create opportunities for professional and pedagogical reflection, refinement of language skills and cultural knowledge, and better understanding of the target culture's school system is described. The program provides two-week visits to a foreign country, during which…

Describes a self-instructional assignment approach to the teaching of advanced enzymology. Presents an assignment that offers a means of teaching enzymology to students that exposes them to modern computer-based techniques of analyzing protein structure and relates structure to enzyme function. (JRH)

Describes a compulsory first-year management course for 250 students designed as an independent learning class, and discusses the results of student surveys conducted in class and one year later. Concludes that while results show an increase in effective learning strategies for independent learning students, a minority did not respond positively.…

Considers higher education and professional learning and describes a Web-based course focusing on project management skills, including collaboration. Discusses professional knowledge; self-directed learning; social processes of professional learning; integration of learning and assessment; social support for professional skills; cognitive support…

Examines ways to use effectively the technology involved in teaching and learning online as they pertain to training child caregivers. Provides guidelines for early childhood administrators to prepare themselves to teach an online or web-enhanced course or training program. Identifies challenges and barriers confronting online learners. Lists…

This article discusses how to recognize young gifted children (ages 5-8), gifted education, and issues for teachers. Educators are urged to enable students to make their thinking visible, allow autonomy in learning, allow for imagination and time for deep level thinking, challenge able children, and help children to be self-critical. (Contains 4…

An independent study project for gifted elementary students successfully included online bibliographic database searches in the student research process. Database searching, placed in a meaningful and supportive context, helped to individualize the students' learning and became an extension of their own wondering into the wider world. (Author/JDD)

Problem-based learning is an approach that can be used to increase student participation while promoting the development of skills for lifelong learning. In solving problems learners acquire two types of knowledge--knowledge of concepts, principles and facts; and procedures for how to use them. (Author/MLW)