Individual differences in local and global metacognitive judgments

Metacognition and Learning - Extensive research has been conducted to understand how accurately students monitor their studying and performance via metacognitive judgments. Moreover, the bases of...     

Faculty and student views of the interim term

Evaluations of the interim term or 4-1-4 program at various colleges have been generally favorable. A detailed evaluation of the Rider College interim study program (ISP) based on faculty and student reports was also generally favorable but indicated that the more non-traditionally oriented courses, such as travel or off-campus study, were rated higher than the more traditional offerings, such as lectures or library projects. ISPs which required little time or effort on the part of students were rated poorly. Many of the faculty felt that the program had given them a deeper involvement with students and had allowed them to offer material they may not have offered during the regular semester, or to teach in a different way.     

Cognitive and Emotional Processes as Predictors of a Successful Transition Into School

Research Findings: The aim of this research was to delineate developmental processes that contribute to early school success. To achieve this aim, we examined emotion regulation, executive functioning, emotion knowledge, and metacognition at ages 3 and 4 as distal and proximal predictors of age 5 achievement and school adjustment in a sample of 263 children (42% non-White). We also explored mediational pathways among these 4 processes in the prediction of the age 5 outcomes. Results revealed that all 4 processes affected achievement and school adjustment, but in different ways, with executive functioning emerging as a key predictor. Practice or Policy: Executive functioning was found to be a key factor in predicting achievement and school performance in the kindergarten year. This finding provides support for the development of executive functioning training programs that can be applied in the preschool classroom, particularly for promoting reading development. However, additional emphasis should be placed on both cognitive and emotional processes in the preschool years to promote optimal development.     

Hochschuldidaktische Forschung zur Lehrqualit?t und Lernwirksamkeit

The following article gives an overview on the research on teaching effectiveness and teaching quality. It starts with a glance back to the early programmatic demands formulated in the 1970s concerning teaching in higher education and sketches the development towards the current research strands. A special focus will be given to theoretical and methodological aspects of researching quality of teaching in higher education. We then will draw upon examples of state-of-the-art research in the respective construct. These examples can be clustered into (a) evaluation of teaching quality and measurement of key competency acquisition, (b) research on the efficacy of inquiry-based vs. lecture-based teaching and (c) action research into teaching and learning in higher education