This annotated bibliography identifies a range of resources, available in most academic libraries, which pertain to the art and craft of college and university teaching. Many of the key works of the past decade are included along with some valuable older items. Section I lists 22 questions keyed to sources in the bibliography to assist the user.…

Desired competencies for teachers of gifted children are reviewed (including knowledge of the nature and needs of gifted students, ability to develop methods and materials, and creative problem solving skills), and the structure and content of graduate training courses in gifted education are considered. (CL)

Advanced composition students benefited from the experience of evaluating and grading papers submitted in a freshman writing course. (DD)

This article describes a preservice training program which prepares teachers to develop instructional programs that meet the needs of individual handicapped students in the regular classroom. (Condensed from "Impact on Instructional Improvement," Spring 1981, p22-28.) (Author/SJL)

This paper describes a teacher preparation instructional unit on the "Structure of Knowledge" that was designed to help students learn to think like Jerome Bruner and David Ausubel rather than merely acquire knowledge about them, while simultaneously improving students' thinking skills. The unit used Sternberg's triarchic theory to…

Advice and tips on how to effectively organize class time and student learning are given in a discussion that revolves around the important and often overlooked role that clocks play in the teaching schedule. (MP)

Techniques that can be used to make the lecture method of teaching more effective include using pictures or objects to facilitate memory, using guided fantasies to stimulate students' imagination of processes, and the suggestopedia method for memorizing facts, principles, and vocabulary. (MSE)

Presents findings of a comparison of the personality profiles of music educators with indicators of teaching success. Reports that application of the Missouri Pre-Professional Teacher Interview (MPTI) showed that music teachers scored relatively well on "stimulator,""developer," and "command" themes but less well on…

Three recently published books intended to help both new and experienced college teachers with their teaching methods and skills are given brief but favorable reviews. "The Art and Craft of Teaching" (edited by Margaret Morganroth Gullette) includes chapters and essays on teaching methods, the first day of class, lecturing, questioning…

The problem of teaching teacher-student communication is seen as a difficult one, since personal experience is vital. Some suggestions are offered for the teacher to follow, including recognition of the complexity and importance of communication, and supportive and flexible attitudes. (LBH)

Proposes the use of the guided design model, a means of introducing students to decision making in their chosen field of study, in the English teacher education curriculum. Discusses the distinguishing characteristics, development, and execution of a guided design project on censorship. Offers materials for such a project. (RL)

The article describes the system used to hire new faculty at Atlantic Community College (New Jersey). Critical components are descriptive interviewing, which focuses on how the candidate has behaved in real situations, and a teaching simulation. (DB)

Two hundred seven graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) who had taught for a semester or longer and 322 who had not yet taught responded to a questionnaire concerning their perceptions of GTA training. The questionnaire assessed GTA perceptions and characteristics in seven areas: demographic characteristics and teaching responsibilites; training…

Cultural and language barriers facing foreign teaching assistants are discussed. Universities may test the spoken English ability of foreign graduate students and train currently employed foreign teaching assistants through lectures, tapes, and demonstration of teaching skills; information on American campus life; and English practice. Follow-up…