This paper presents a cognitive theoretical framework for the learning of mathematics which has generic implications for other disciplines. The framework has been developed using a combination of established theories about learning and the authors' research into the understanding of some specific types of learning. It is based on the integration…

This report to identifies techniques for designing and maintaining effective multi-institutional collaborative projects that also encourage the success of each individual institution. To discover these techniques, 17 people from colleges and universities, center, foundations, consulting organizations, and higher education programs that had been…

In 1998, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching launched an initiative known as the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL). This bibliography was complied early in the project to establish a baseline against which progress in the higher education arena might be gauged at the end of its current 5-year…

In laboratory training, the systematic use of feedback as a learning mechanism, along with strategies to involve the participants, constitute major departures from more classic teaching-learning techniques. (EB)

Tests the hypothesis that children are predisposed to learn suffixes rather than prefixes. Results of four experiments generally support the hypothesis. Importance of language learning strategies and influences of child's experience on strategy use are discussed. (JMB)

Discusses metacognitive and associative models of children's strategy discovery and use. Contends that models based on only one type of mechanism cannot entirely account for observed variability and constraint revealed by microgenetic studies of children's strategy change. Proposes a new model of children's strategy development in which…

Describes how to use various types of licorice ropes to illustrate the similarities between RNA and DNA. Specifically addresses illustrations of replication, transcription, protein synthesis, mitosis, meiosis, mutations, and anomalies. (DDR)

Reviews the historical development of subtraction algorithms used in the United States. Indicates that the algorithms used to teach subtraction have not changed much in the last 40 years, but in the late 1800s and early 1900s, different algorithms were developed that had a great impact. Contains 22 references. (DDR)

Presents information on the bone wars of the frontier West, the smartest dinosaur, current topics in paleontology research, and how to bring a study of fossils to life with hands-on activities. (DDR)

Class emphasis on learning goals and incentive structures and their relationship to students' use of learning strategies were studied with 1,037 students in 54 college classes who rated the importance of goals and incentive structures. Findings suggest that goals and incentives affect strategy use. (SLD)

Presents the results of an exploratory study that sought to identify the language learning strategies of learners of Japanese at the tertiary level. The study also sought to identify the most- and least-favored strategies of a variety of ethnic groups and to investigate the relationship between ethnicity and language learning strategy preferences.…

Presents new proofs of the Pythagorean theorem while exploring examination questions. Briefly reviews the work of Elisha Scott Loomis, a mathematician who amassed 320 different proofs of the theorem. (DDR)

Outlines procedures for developing a poster to report scientific findings. Provides details on preparation, organization, sequence, text and type, and explanation. Contains 23 references. (DDR)

Describes the developmental studies learning program at Georgia State University (GSU), focusing on two services: supplemental instruction, or extra tests and study groups directly related to course content, and adjunct course offerings, or learning-strategies instruction related to courses. Provides 10 steps for expanding the role of academic…

Focuses on two aspects of literacy related to science performance: interpretations of science task cards depicting a series of activities and written language samples summarizing science tasks. Results highlight difficulties that students experience in developing and expressing their understandings of science activities. Illustrates the need to…