Reading comprehension is of great concern to many Americans, as evidenced by the
mandate in most states today for graduation standards in reading and for assessments …

This paper describes the impact of a thinking skills programme in science on the cognition of
students in an academically selective high school. The research followed a sequential …

High achievement at school is considered to be a strong predictor of students' professional
and social success, and of a country's economic development. High achievement in …

Over the last two decades, education in Australia and New Zealand has focussed on
improving student underachievement in schools. There is concern that this focus is having a …

Recent research suggests some teachers may not have a wide range of teaching and
learning strategies for their most proficient mathematics students, which could impact on …

In any instance of learning, a student uses both knowledge related to the topic being studied
and knowledge about learning. Our observations of students' knowledge about learning …

This chapter provides a brief introduction to the broad underlying premise of this volume,
namely, all learning activities require learners to be problem solvers. This is not problem …

This study investigated the contribution of Facebook Group (FG) in writing activity and the
students' perception of using FG in writing activity. It is qualitative research-case study. It …

Save for the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) shock, Ireland
has recorded strong average scores in mathematics, science, and reading on national and …

Concern is often raised about the performance of Australia's" best" mathematics students on
international studies, relative to past students and other countries. An important …