Enhancing the Quality of Learning

1. An introduction to the quality of learning Michael J. Lawson and John R. Kirby; 2. The quality of learning at university: integrative understanding and distinctive ways of thinking Noel Entwistle; 3. Dispositions and the quality of learning Augusto Riveros, Stephen P. Norris, Denyse V. Hayward and Linda M. Phillips; 4. Education for rational thought Maggie M. Toplak, Richard F. West and Keith E. Stanovitch; 5. Individual differences that affect the quality of learning in doctoral candidates Robert H. Cantwell, Jill J. Scevak, Syd Bourke and Allyson Holbrook; 6. Enhancing learning through constructive alignment John Biggs; 7. Framing the features of good quality knowledge for teachers and students Michael J. Lawson and Helen Askell-Williams; 8. Theory building and the pursuit of understanding in history, social studies, and literature Carl Bereiter and Marlene Scardamalia; 9. Fostering self-regulated learning by journal writing - how should instructional support be designed to promote high quality learning? Matthias Nuckles, Sandra Huber and Alexander Renkl; 10. Promoting learning skills in undergraduate students Allyson Fiona Hadwin and Philip H. Winne; 11. Using technology to foster meaningful learning environments Neil H. Schwartz and Richard Schmid; 12. Deeper learning in reading comprehension John R. Kirby, Kate Cain and Bozena White; 13. Quality learning from texts we read: what does it take? Panayiota Kendeou and Gregory Trevors; 14. Studying multiple documents: cognitive process and instructional implications Anne Britt and Jean-Francois Rouett; 15. Knowledge acquisition from verbal and pictorial information Wolfgang Schnotz, Christiane Baadte, Amy Johnson and Christoph Mengelkam; 16. Future directions John R. Kirby and Michael J. Lawson.