Discusses the development of a computer literacy measurement instrument for undergraduates. The reliability and validity of the survey are assessed using longitudinal and cross-sectional data, and results are compared to another instrument. A copy of the survey is appended. (Author/LRW)

The need for effective information processing in business and education has created a big market for multimedia technology. This article discusses a study of the project management techniques of successful multimedia developers (proposal writing, instructional design team assembly, marketing). The interview questions are appended. (LRW)

Describes a pilot study of computerized adaptive testing in the Michigan Educational Assessment Program's tenth-grade mathematics problem-solving and applications subtests. Comparisons are made to pencil-and-paper tests, and student reactions as determined by a posttest survey are discussed. (LRW)

A study of college students revealed weaknesses in learning strategies and metacognitive skills. The students' experience using LOOPS simulation software to create program loops suggests that computer programming coursework may have substantial value for non-majors. (LRW)

This study examined how well the positive effects of cooperative learning would generalize to private schools, comparing mathematics achievement, friendship, attitude toward mathematics, and self-concept outcomes of students taught with and without cooperative learning. Significant increases in mathematics achievement surfaced for cooperative…

This study investigated the hypothesis that students view reading and writing as female activities, noting student perceptions of parents as readers. Surveys of elementary and middle school students indicated they believed girls performed reading activities better, mothers were more likely to read books, and fathers were more likely to read…

This study compared male and female traditional and distance education students' perceptions of their college instructors. Surveys indicated that traditional students had a pattern of male students giving lower evaluations to female instructors. Conversely, distance education females gave significantly lower evaluations to their female…

This study identified factors associated with support for service learning (SL) among institutions of higher education. Surveys of SL programs in North Carolina indicated that institutionalization of SL was closely associated with such institutional characteristics as degree of faculty involvement and emphasis on academic goals in SL courses.…

This study examined middle school students' reported awareness of strategic approaches they used when they had difficulty reading science text. Student responses indicated that they used text and social context to resolve comprehension difficulties but that they were largely unaware of the use of prior knowledge for the same purpose. (SM)

Reports a study conducted in the Los Angeles Unified School District that examined the extent of student transiency; its disruptive impact on instructional continuity; the statistical relationship between interschool transiency rates and average school site academic achievement; and school administrative policies related to support services for…

This study examined the relationship between attributions for success and failure and mathematics achievement in African American, Hispanic, Indochinese, and Caucasian elementary students. Students completed the Sydney Attribution Scale and Wide Range Achievement Test. Across groups, high achievement related to attributing success to ability, not…

Reports on research that examined 15 studies from the last decade to compare achievement efforts of students in year- round education versus students in traditional calendar education over a period of 1-4 or more years. Results suggest that, overall, year-round education produces a positive but very small effect. (SM)

This study examined differences between men and women in intermediate and college algebra courses in an urban university's mathematics lab. Variables examined included grade, hours worked, semester course load, grade point average, time spent in mathematics lab, and age. Women had better course grades than men in intermediate and similar grades in…

This study assessed efficacy for self-regulated learning, academic performance, and test anxiety among junior high and high school students (n=103). Surveys indicated that students who perceived themselves as more capable of self-regulated learning tended to have higher academic achievement, and the association seemed to be unaffected by amount of…

Discusses various issues in equating large-scale writing assessments and the implications for performance assessments in other disciplines. Issues include defining the underlying construct, the nature and effect of the assessment task, the assessment context, the scoring system and scale size, judge characteristics, and student characteristics.…