Preface
1. Historical Background on Study Strategies of the Twenty-First Century
Isaac Watts, Of Study or Meditation
Michele L. Simpson, Norman A. Stahl, and Michelle Anderson Francis, Reading and Learning Strategies: Recommendations for the Twenty-First Century
Norman A. Stahl and William A. Henk, Tracing the Roots of Textbook-Study Systems: An Extended Historical Perspective
David R. Arendale, A Glossary of Developmental Education and Learning Assistance Terms
2. Developmental Education and Learning Assistance Today
Jeanne L. Higbee, Commentary: Who is the Developmental Student?
Kathryn Bartel Angus and JoAnne Greenbaum, Position Statement on Rights of Adult Readers and Learners
Hunter R. Boylan, Exploring Alternatives to Remediation
David R. Arendale, Pathways of Persistence: A Review of Postsecondary Peer Cooperative Learning Programs
3. Diverse Populations in the Classrooms
Ross B. MacDonald and Monica C. Bernardo, Reconceptualizing Diversity in Higher Education: Borderlands Research Program
Donna McKusick and Irving Pressley McPhail, Walking the Talk: Using Learning-Centered Strategies to Close Performance Gaps
Kate Wilson, Note-taking in the Academic Writing Process of Non-Native Speaker Students: Is It Important as a Process or a Product?
Shari Harrison, Creating a Successful Learning Environment for Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities: Policy and Practice
Frances Prevatt, Abigail Reaser, Briley Proctor, and Yaacov Petscher, The Learning/Study Strategies of College Students with ADHD
4. Students' Beliefs about Study Strategies Myron H. Dembo and Helena Praks Seli, Students’ Resistance to Change in Learning Strategies Courses
Sherrie L. Nist and Jodi Patrick Holschuh, Practical Applications of the Research on Epistemological Beliefs
Barry J. Zimmerman, Becoming a Self-Regulated Learner: An Overview
5. Theory, Research, and Best Practices
Paul R. Pintrich, The Role of Metacognitive Knowledge in Learning, Teaching, and Assessing
Myron H. Demboand Keith Howard, Advice about the Use of Learning Styles: A Major Myth in Education
Melinda S. Burchard and Peter Swerdzewski, Learning Effectiveness of a Strategic Learning Course
Michele L. Simpson and Leslie Rush, College Students’ Beliefs, Strategy Employment, Transfer, and Academic Performance: An Examination across Three Academic Disciplines
David C. Caverly, Shelia A. Nicholson, and Richard Radcliffe, The Effectiveness of Strategic Reading Instruction for College Developmental Readers
Kenneth A. Kiewra, How Classroom Teachers Can Help Students Learn and Teach Them How to Learn
Russ Hodges, De Sellers, and Carol W. Dochen, Implementing a Learning Framework Course
6. Assessment and Evaluation
Noel Entwistle and Velda McCune, The Conceptual Bases of Study Strategy Inventories
Carol Boston, The Concept of Formative Assessment
Kouider Mokhtari and Ravi Sheorey, Measuring ESL Students’ Awareness of Reading Strategies
Nannette Evans Commander and Marie Valeri-Gold, The Learning Portfolio: A Valuable Tool for Increasing Metacognitive Awareness
Mary P. Deming, Learning Logs: A Vehicle for Student Learning and Reflective Teaching
Michele L. Simpson, Program Evaluation Studies: Strategic Learning Delivery Model Suggestions