Guidelines are offered for facilitating independent or small group investigations by gifted and talented students. Steps include exploring student interest, developing the chosen topic, using the management plan, implementing and monitoring the project, and helping students with evaluation. (CL)

An interdisciplinary pilot program for gifted elementary students focused on the Aztec and Mayan cultures of Mexico. National Geographic supported the project through materials. The project featured independent study and culminated in a trip to Mexico City. (CL)

Describes a strategy-based learner-controlled instruction model. Strategies involve predetermining training results; recognizing the prior experiences of employees; using the real work world in training; evaluating actual performance; providing immediate and continuous feedback to employees; self-paced training; and self-managed training. (CT)

Summarizes the major findings of Allen Tough's adult education monographs and outlines some of the criticisms of his works. Discusses Tough's theories concerning self-teaching, learning projects and major learning efforts, and the planners of learning. (CT)

Outlines 12 learning models designed to help elementary children develop the skills for independent study. (Editor/SJL)

Describes the development of a physiology course combining elements of instructional technology, computer assisted testing, and independent study at a college of nursing. (RAO)

Teaching/studying has two distinct functions: (1) it is memory causal and (2) it provides conditions for remembering. (CMV)

Discusses the form and use of learning contracts in second- language teaching and learning. It is suggested that learning contracts are an ideal means to offer language learners greater opportunities to work toward, and achieve, individual goals. (Author/JL)

Describes the integration of a Walkabout program into the curriculum of a charter middle school in Chico, California. The Walkabout program provides a structure that enables students to make decisions about their learning based on personal needs and interest. (PKP)

Rules of thumb for assessing the costs of developing a training course are provided for instructor-led, self-study, and computer-based courses. (JOW)

Results of a study that examined the degree to which corrections education students (n=80) exercise control over the learning process indicate that the most successful students scored highest in self-regulated learning. (JOW)

Self Directed Learning Readiness Scale and a wellness measure were completed by 185 graduate students. Creativity significantly correlated with wellness; intellectual wellness and spirituality/values correlated with self-directed learning. Self-directed learners appear to feel strongly about creative expression, and creative pursuits have the…

Discusses a random sample of house officers who took part in a semistructured interview about their learning experiences in a clinical undergraduate course. Argues that learning experiences should be dependable and followed by prompt, supportive, and adequately detailed feedback. (Author/CCM)