Assessed 32 kindergartners' prior knowledge of left and right, then exposed experimental group to software program "Jellybean Hunt" from Edmark Corporation's "Trudy's Time and Place House." Found that students exposed to the software significantly increased their scores on the posttest measure of their understanding of the…

Reviews a simple theory that describes the bounce of an air-filled ball and predicts that the contact time should be independent of the speed of impact. Presents experimental results that disagree with the theory and an alternative model that agrees with experimental results. (DDR)

Discusses ways in which college instructors can use the Internet to share their teaching experiences, frustrations, and advice with colleagues. Reviews several electronic mail lists that address issues in teaching history and provides directions for joining them. Notes concerns and hopes regarding the use of the Internet by educators. (DSK)

English-speaking college students (n=103) enrolled in a German course read a German story presented by a computer program which allowed them to choose a verbal or visual (picture or video clip) translation. Students remembered word translations better when they saw both annotations. Implications for a theory of multimedia learning are discussed.…

Multimedia learners (n=146 college students) were able to integrate words and computer-presented pictures more easily when the words were presented aurally rather than visually. This split-attention effect is consistent with a dual-processing model of working memory. (SLD)

Describes how to select the right computerized maintenance-management system for school buildings through careful analysis of building needs and budgetary constraints. Discusses deciding on the use of implementation services following a maintenance system evaluation and selection process. Lists various companies involved in maintenance, energy,…

Participants in the January 1999 Internet World Conference on Biomedical Sciences will meet and communicate solely in cyberspace. In many respects, the conference will be traditional, with 56 symposia on 15 biomedical subjects, but participants avoid registration fees and travel costs. Japanese universities conducted four previous conferences,…

Reports on the design and trialing of a Hypercard testing procedure known as the Recognition and Testing System (RATS) that will enable mathematics teachers and researchers to generate data relating to domain knowledge representation and its access by focusing on students' knowledge of plane geometry and trigonometry. Contains 11 references.…

Reviews the history of the acquisition and refinement of the chemical arts in the context of the use of metals by humans, the academic-industry connection in chemical education, curriculum history in chemistry, and the state of the chemistry teaching and learning environment. Contains 20 references. (DDR)

Relates the experiences of numerous secondary school teachers (in a variety of disciplines) who found successful ways to use the Internet in their classrooms. Offers their comments and recommendations. Discusses controlling student Internet access, and includes the Acceptable Use Policy form from the author's school district. Offers suggestions…

Asserts that technology, along with sound instructional practices, can help developmental students access and learn from multiple-text information sources including the World Wide Web. Presents the (Gather, Arrange, and Present) GAP reading strategy, developed at Southwest Texas State University, as an example of how technology can be used as a…

Describes a study in which 30 faculty-development program directors from four-year American universities were asked how instructional technology has affected their programs. Concludes that technology has caused the programs to reorganize and/or to alter their services, effecting an increase in collaboration with other departments. (VWC)

Describes the type and extent of instructional technology available for faculty development at a sample of community colleges with differing student enrollments and annual budgets. States that rural colleges are least likely to report faculty training in instructional technology. Identifies four community college programs that offer the best in…

Surveys (by e-mail) people in charge of public-relations sequences in U.S. colleges and universities regarding what computer skills they consider most useful for their students. Notes the roles of program size and breadth, and gender and age of educators. Investigates computer-skills prerequisites, useful computer skills, computer skills…

Describes the Technology for All Americans Project (TfAAP) of the International Technology Education Association (ITEA). The project's goal was to articulate a vision of what it means to be technologically literate, how this can be achieved at the national level, and why it is important. Discusses technology-education standards and the principles…