Presents evidence to show that the body plays a continuing and fundamental part in the process of thinking and the development of the knowledge used to think. Topics discussed include knowledge structures and representations; artificial intelligence; feeling; learning processes; models of knowledge; information retrieval; and implications for…

Discussion of the field of adult education and its implications for practice and research in distance education focuses on general characteristics of adult learners. Highlights include individual change and development in adulthood; the impact of life experiences; the significance of the social context; and effective instructional practices for…

Maintains that elementary music programs are an asset to the instrumental teacher. Discusses how the pedagogical techniques used in elementary music programs can be applied to instrumental classes. Analyzes aural learning, movement, hand signs, familiar songs, and phasing and form. Suggests how these can be incorporated into instrumental classes.…

Investigates effects on college students of a memory improvement course. Reports that the benefits of the course (short-term increased perception of memory abilities and use of memory techniques) are related more to skills than to knowledge. (RS)

A discussion of methods for assessing students' use of cognitive reading strategies provides suggestions for what to look for, including decoding dysfluency and cognitive strategies used in nonreading contexts, and a three-part approach to conducting such an assessment. (MSE)

Secondary students with learning disabilities may need training in the use of study skills across situations in order to assure the learning of specific skills and to assure their generalization. Secondary teachers can assist these students in acquiring, processing, and expressing information. (MSE)

Findings from correlational studies of language learning behaviors and achievement on specific tasks are summarized and the implications are discussed. The interaction of learner strategies associated with classroom behavior and current teacher strategies is explored, and suggestions are presented for making this interaction effective. 40…

Discusses young children's dialogue and ways in which children learn when they talk with other children and with adults. Children's language is characterized by wondering; teachers can learn to be sensitive to this wondering and can learn the art of dialogue with young children. (RJC)

Examines the effect of a tree diagram on college students' comprehension of main ideas in a social sciences expository text. Concludes that the tree diagram significantly improved comprehension of main ideas and relations between elements, irrespective of the students' initial verbal and visual aptitudes. (RS)

Mildly handicapped elementary-school students (n=17) were taught information from a social studies textbook using a mnemonic instruction approach or more traditional, textbook-based instruction. Under mnemonic instruction conditions, students performed significantly higher on both immediate and delayed chapter tests than under traditional…

Describes ALICE (Acquisition of Linguistic Items in the Context of Examples), an interactive computer system which relies on a pragmatic representation of conceptual differences of linguistic terms in several languages, and offers diagnostic and remedial strategies for mistakes made by students. Subordinate conjunctions in English, French, and…

Describes one teacher's approach to teaching science in preschool and discusses the advantages of experiential learning in preschool science programs. (RJC)

Gifted and nongifted students (n=96) in grades five-six were assigned to a free-study or one of three mnemonic conditions for learning mineral hardness levels. Both ability groups learned more in mnemonic conditions, and gifted students demonstrated an ability superior to nongifted students in employing mnemonic strategies independently in…

According to recent research, when teachers focus on higher mental processes (problem solving, application of principles, analytical skills, and creativity) within a mastery learning format, students' thinking skills and knowledge levels improve. Baltimore County (Maryland) and East Islip (New York) School Districts have programs integrating…

Describes Baltimore County (Maryland) Public Schools' integration of a mastery learning project for third and fourth graders begun in 1980 with a subsequent thinking skills project. The basic premises of each program (that students will learn well, given time and appropriate instruction) were similar. A sidebar illustrates the divergent…