One of a series of articles on principles of good practice in legal education, this concluding article offers comments of law students from six law schools to questions about barriers and enhancements to learning. The comments are related to each of the seven principles of good practice in legal education discussed in previous articles. (DB)

Describes an application of the Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI) to measure the effects of two ways to teach about German culture in beginning language courses. Qualitative analysis of results established that the treatment group, taught with constructivist, process-oriented tasks experienced significantly positive results on the CCAI…

Suggests five activities for the college classroom to stimulate discussion when students report results of small- group discussions to the class as a whole. The activities "newsprint dialogue," rotating small-group stations, "snowballing,""cocktail party," and "jigsaw" stress maximum student participation, interaction, and intellectual engagement.…

Describes "assigned conversations," a technique for inducing focused study of reading assignments outside of class by using them to structure cooperative learning in class. Individual students take responsibility for leading a class conversation about a portion of text. Application with both large and small classes indicated the method increases…

Members of a research panel of the Association of American Medical Colleges offer guidelines for the development and use of measures to assess contributions of faculty, departments, and institutions to the research mission of medical schools. Reviews measures most commonly used and concludes that quantitative information can help institutional…

Describes the development of the Statement of Relevance (SOR) for facilitating reflective learning. Discusses issues concerned with their use for assessment and outlines advantages of SORs, including the transferability of learning, encouraging students to take ownership of their learning, developing skills of reflection, and raising the value of…

Examined the relationship between primary teachers' implementation of developmentally appropriate and traditional teaching methods and the mathematics achievement of general and special education students. Found that mathematics achievement was associated with a reported measure of instruction that emphasized mathematical processing and strategy…

Describes how experiential learning provides a context for developing work readiness in primary grades. Discusses how the competencies outlined in the SCANS Report (resource use, interpersonal skills, information utilization, knowledge of work-related systems, and technological expertise) can be applied in early childhood education. Details the…

Describes an evaluation project that aimed to assess the potential of two elementary science specialists, as compared to elementary classroom teachers, to realize the reforms vision for science instruction in elementary classrooms. Indicates that specialists' views and practices were better aligned with those envisioned by current national reform…

Presents an experiential postgraduate training program for student learning and supervision involving laboratory and pilot plant supervisions in the chemical engineering field. The program addresses some of the current concerns about non-technical training and the further development of the broad science and engineering knowledge of postgraduate…

Presents the learner-generated case study as a teaching/learning technique that focuses on learners' current developmental needs. Cases, generated by learners, are real, current, and involve international challenges. Explains the technique's main features and use in graduate international management courses and corporate training programs.…

Presents three mathematical models for the evolution over time of the proportion of minorities in an academic department or similarly selected group of constant size. Analyzes both the steady-state and time-dependent behavior of the proportion of minorities and suggests a method of evaluating the fairness of a department's hiring history.…

Instructional syntax analysis is one approach to evaluating how a technology-based training course will interact with the learner. By plotting fluctuations in engagement and feedback levels over time, general level of interactivity in a course can be analyzed. Basic principles of instructional syntax analysis are described, with an example of how…

Presents a study that tested a program of teaching remedial mathematics with the ultimate goal of increased mathematics performance, work, study, and concentration skills. Discusses cooperative groupings and critical examination of tests as learning tools to enhance study skills and learning outcomes. Suggests that adjustments in teaching…

Describes a laboratory notebook designed for junior and senior college students for a fish taxonomy course. Discusses the benefits of drawing and close observation on students' learning. (Contains 15 references.) (YDS)