This study examined the science and mathematics instruction of teachers who were initially prepared by the Collaboratives for Excellence in Teacher Preparation program (CETP). The focus of this study was on examining the extent to which science and mathematics teachers used more reform-oriented instructional practices in their classes when they…

Serious games open up many new opportunities for complex skills learning in higher education. The inherent complexity of such games, though, requires large efforts for their development. This paper presents a framework for serious game design, which aims to reduce the design complexity at conceptual, technical and practical levels. The approach…

This paper examines several approaches to the study of the foundations of education and rejects all of them. Approaches are classified as "system-adaptive" or "system-reform" according to whether they examine existing educational systems and objectively analyze alternatives or whether they advocate specific new values or, indeed, freedom from all…

The authors review the rationale for task analysis, discuss five guidelines for using task analysis with handicapped children, and describe six methods (such as brainstorming watching someone perform the task, and working backward from the terminal objective) for its application. (CL)

Described are principles of a natural system approach to educating learning disabled children. (CL)

Discusses the on-going debate between comparative and behaviorist frameworks in psychology. Advocates a comparative framework and suggests methods to avoid misconceptions about the field. A framework for reorganizing the focus of general psychology and integrating it into a neofunctionalist perspective is included. (DH)

Principles of creativity and andragogy (the art and science of helping adults learn) are compared and found to be complementary especially in such areas as self-direction, active learning, and preference for the problem centered approach. Adult educators should utilize creativity research and creativity researchers should incorporate the…

Using the modern achievements of science, Kiev improved educational methods in the field of construction. (CK)

This is the first part of a two-part article on library education. It deals with the historical bases for the development of certain traditions in higher education and education for librarianship. (Author/NH)

Past and present developmental practices are compared with the newer motivational approach to career planning and human resource management. Two figures. Four references. (LY)

An article by W. Rhodes and responses by a parent, teacher, and teacher trainer challenge current practices and approaches in educational programing for behaviorally disordered students. Among the healing techniques suggested by Rhodes are consultation, child and parental advocacy, and network construction. (SB)

Provides a brief biography of Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, nineteenth century New England progressive educator. Describes her teaching methods, which emphasized developing analytic thinking, maintaining childrens' self-respect, and crediting childrens' innate abilities. (DHP)