Intrinsic approaches to student motivations are discussed and contrasted with the traditional behaviorist approach to motivating special education students. Research implications regarding ownership and choice are considered. (Author/CL)

Discusses the process of evoking images in the minds of students as a teaching method. Reviews ways to facilitate imaging and offers a number of classroom applications for it. (FL)

Discusses the importance of setting standards, motivating students, and using relevant instructional materials and innovative teaching techniques if second language study is to be enjoyable for the student. Examples are restricted to French but can be adapted for any language. (EKN)

Outlines the importance of testing in the Mastery Learning process. Points out that as students demonstrate mastery, the amount of paperwork lessens for teachers. (MD)

This book is a guide for teachers that offers an approach to teaching based upon techniques and strategies for the stage. Performance theory is adapted for the non-actor. Using performance theory, an educator is shown how to transform ordinary classroom experiences into occasions that attract and engage the students. Case studies are used to…

Tutoring teenagers is as much about building self confidence as teaching skills. This paper states that teenagers who have disengaged from reading probably had difficulty learning to read in the primary grades. According to most research, at this critical age, they missed the pleasure of getting lost in a story or discovering new information in…

This guide describes an instructional technique, Power Card Strategy, that provides a visual aid to assist students with Asperger syndrome and autism in making sense of social situations, routines, the meaning of language, and the hidden curriculum of the classroom. Power Card Strategy makes use of the intense special interests characteristic of…

Reviews the literature concerning the advantages and uses of simulation games as a mode of instruction. Offers guidelines on developing such games for classroom use. Concludes that simulation games can increase student motivation, retention, and development of social skills. (Author/WD)

Describes program model for independent study courses for students of German at Cleveland State University, emphasizing how to keep students motivated without regularly scheduled class and how to reduce the amount of time required to administer the program. Believes courses cannot replace regular courses but can help in situations where enrollment…

Classroom simulation can prove effective in improving the overall quality of a public relations course for nonjournalism majors by helping to blend theory with practice and by creating student interest. (HOD)

The author suggests having reluctant art students use their own signatures as the basis of a design. The finished examples when trimmed, mounted or matted, and framed become a personal, attractive, and artistic example of creative expression. (Author/KC)

Contour drawing, the art of drawing an object--in this case hands--without looking at the paper, or lifting pencil or pen from paper, is described. (KC)

Presented are 35 activities guaranteed to nurture healthy attitudes toward reading. The author's original article, containing 30 related ideas, appeared in the November, 1977, issue of Instructor. (Editor/SJL)

A high school teacher describes techniques she used to help her students master a list of 500 commonly misspelled words. She found that this emphasis on spelling also improved students' reading comprehension, writing, and study skills. The word list is appended. (SJL)

Outlines procedures to help motivate engineering students to publish articles in professional journals. (FL)