Describes a relevance-feedback mechanism for content-based image retrieval that evaluates the feature distributions of the images judged relevant by the user and updates both the similarity measure and the query to accurately represent the user's information needs. (Author/LRW)

Every high-achieving high school has parents and teachers who wish their student populations were more ethnically varied. When elite public high schools open their borders to less advantaged students, the gains can be significant. The Voluntary Ethnic Enrollment Program (VEEP) at La Jolla (California) High is described, along with other states' A…

Observations, interviews, and a survey were used to study the staff of an educational-technology center which has been producing educational software (CDs) for about five years. Results showed that educators generally approached electronic curriculum development in terms of either programming processes or curricular concepts. Differences between…

Discusses the educational theory underlying Steiner's Waldorf Kindergartens. Examines the influence of other theorists such as Montessori, Piaget, Buber, Hahn and Dewey on Steiner's educational ideas. Explores the need for kindergartens to nurture children's Emotional Intelligence and Motional Intelligence in addition to their Intelligence…

Describes the process for gathering and organizing products of teacher activity in the form of a portfolio. Discusses typical products and documents to be included and the reflective questions that are used to select entries. Notes that portfolios are considered to provide insight to the content and method of instruction and a qualitative…

Deploring standardized testing deficiencies, the author obtained state funding to adapt England's Primary Language Record assessment to U.S. classrooms and piloted the literacy portion throughout California. Now 20 schools and districts across 8 states employ the Learning Record Assessment, accompanied by parental-involvement and…

This article presents an analysis of patterns of giftedness based on the triarchic theory of intelligence. The analysis distinguishes among seven different patterns of giftedness and includes: the Analyzer, the Creator, the Practitioner, the Analytical Creator, the Analytical Practitioners, the Creative Practitioner, and the Consummate Balancer.…

Describes the teaching principles of Catalan as a second language, applied by two teachers in an immersion program. Discusses results of an analysis based on an approach called "teacher thinking." The viewpoints of the teachers have allowed the researchers to define teaching principles of Catalan, or the general strategies that the…

Discusses the problem-based learning (PBL) model, including underlying principles and the three phases of the cyclical process: (1) problem development; (2) initiation of PBL events, inquiry, and investigation; and (3) problem solution. A case study illustrates use of PBL in an educational psychology class. A table lists sample problems for…

A review of the use of self-, peer, and co-assessment in higher education focuses on: (1) research findings on these new assessment forms; (2) ways in which these results can be integrated; and (3) resulting guidelines for educational practitioners. Concludes that use of a combination of these new assessment forms encourages students to become…

Describes school-business partnerships where technology companies are teaming up with high schools to train and certify skilled information technology specialists. Discusses Web-based courses; certification; and the occupational outlook for information technology jobs. (LRW)

Describes a strategy for selecting a delivery method for electronic resources based on experiences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Considers local conditions, pricing, feature options, hardware costs, and network availability and presents a model for evaluating the decision based on dollar requirements and local issues. (Author/LRW)

Details the characteristics of Howard Gardner's seven multiple intelligences (MI): linguistic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, musical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Discusses the implications of MI for instruction. Explores how students can study using their preferred learning style - visual, auditory, and physical study…

An effective team-based, group-oriented personal development from a woman's perspective course explores the effects of several issues on the re-entry woman: the role that society and culture play in influencing women's vocational choices; women's roles; the economic necessity of work; stress; and relationships. A team-based approach provides a…

Gives suggestions for how to monitor student revision processes in computer-assisted writing assignments that leave no "paper trail." Demonstrates the process of self-critiquing in writing five assigned papers, where writers move beyond many of the simplistic or unformed critical concepts that appeared in the first critiques. (VWC)