Discusses how, with students spending less time studying, colleges are looking for ways to make it important again. (EV)

One possible approach students can cope with abstract algebra concepts is reducing abstraction. This notion occurs when learners are unable to adopt mental strategies as they deal with abstraction level of a given task. To make these concepts mentally accessible for themselves, learners unconsciously reduce the level of the abstraction of the…

This chapter presents information on the transformation of higher education, the learning theories on which the Supplemental Instruction (SI) model is based, and the characteristics of today's student population, and concludes with a look at the benefits and challenges of implementing SI in the twenty-first century. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)

This study aims at revealing the student profiles in terms of their use of the Internet for general and educational needs in accordance. In this study, the students were given questionnaires to determine their purpose of using the Internet, the location and the times they use it and also related information about the use of Internet. They were…

Numerous studies testify to the powerful link between homework and improved student achievement. Homework has also been shown to help teach students to work independently, encourage responsibility and develop good study habits. The appropriate involvement of parents in their children's homework has the added benefit of strengthening the…

The relationship between student dropout and high school grades, demographic factors and psychosocial variables was examined for 40 682 full-time Dawson College students. Overall, low high school grades and older age were the best predictors of dropout. Male students, who generally had lower grades than females, were more likely to drop out than…

Burke's own teacher-research has resulted in solutions for real classroom situations. In this, his last contribution as a column editor for "VM," he offers two more practical ideas for helping students achieve, and sends his readers off with advice to look to their own classrooms for solutions to the ever-present challenges of teaching. (Contains…

Generally, teachers are good students. Most know how to successfully address a variety of academic tasks demands. Many know how to compensate for any personal weaknesses they have with specific skills. Sometimes teachers are such good students that they forgot what it was like to struggle to learn something. Unfortunately, students with emotional…

This report summarizes results from AISD's high school exit survey of students in the graduating Class of 2009.

Presents insights from cognitive science regarding the allocation of students' study time as they learn new material, offering evidence for the spacing effect (which suggests that spacing study time leads to better memory of material). A sidebar notes ways to apply research on the spacing effect in the classroom (e.g., discourage cramming for…

Outlines two notetaking techniques that assist students' learning, focusing, and scenario sequencing. Students apply these techniques in interactive notebooks that contain an organized and complete set of notes covering the course material prepared by the instructor. These methods focus the students' attention on the lecture material and involve…

We describe a program that provides structured practice of prerequisite material to students in an ordinary differential equations course using an existing automated homework system originally designed for precalculus and calculus classes. The goal of the program is to improve students' comprehension of material presented in class by timing the…

To improve study habits, one high school refers failing or barely passing students to an afterschool study session called Success Group. Students attend these supervised sessions until classwork or grades have improved. (MLH)

Suggests teaching study and test taking skills which many students do not pick up intuitively. Includes a list of study tips and test-taking techniques which may be duplicated and distributed to students. (DH)

The historical black universities (HBUs) in South Africa were established by the apartheid government to serve black students banned from attending segregated white-only universities. These universities were poorly funded compared to the white-only universities. The poor funding affected their output (research and postgraduates) adversely. With…