Learning and Study Strategies : Issues in Assessment, Instruction, and Evaluation

by Weinstein, Claire Ellen; Goetz, Ernest T.; Alexander, Patricia A.

• ISBN13: 9780127424606
• ISBN10: 0127424601
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-06-01
• Publisher: Academic Pr

Summary

This volume reflects current research on the cognitive strategies of autonomous learning. Topics such as metacognition, attribution theory, self-efficacy, direct instruction, attention, and problem solving are discussed by leading researchers in learning and study strategies. The contributors to this volume acknowledge and address the concerns of educators at the primary, secondary, and postsecondary school levels. The blend of theory and practice is an important feature of this volume.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Two Perspectives on Learning and Study Strategies

The Need for Study Strategy Training

Learning Strategies: An Overview

Issues in the Assessment of Learning and Study Strategies

Assessing Learning Strategies: The Design and Development of the Lassi

Selection and Use of Study Strategies: The Role of the Studier's Beliefs About Self and Strategies

Verbal-Report Data on Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies

The Role of Attention in Studying and Learning. Approaches to Instruction in Learning and Study Strategies

Cooperative Learning Strategies

Direct Instruction of Reading Comprehension Strategies: The Nature of Teacher Explanation

Motivational Skills Training: Combining Metacognitive, Cognitive, and Affective Learning Strategies

Individual Differences and Learning Strategies

Implicit Instruction of Strategies for Learning from Text

Applications of Learning Strategies by Students Learning English as a Second Language

Text Learning Strategy Instruction: Guidelines From Theory and Practice

Evaluation of Research and Practice in Learning and Study Strategies

Evaluation of Learning Strategies Research Methods and Techniques

Perspectives on Study Skills Training in a Realistic Instructional Economy

A Constructive Review of Research on Learning Strategies

Models and Metaphors of Learning Strategies

Implications of Learning Strategy Research and Training: What It Has to Say to the Practitioner

Cognitive Learning Strategies: Implications For College Practice

Index

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