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Peer reviewedSampson, Michael R.; Briggs, L. D. – Clearing House, 1983
Critically examines the commonly used scoring criteria for cloze tests and presents a new semantically consistent scoring system. (FL)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedMcLoughlin, Caven S. – Clearing House, 1984
Presents 257 maxims that serve as a guide for good classroom management practice. (FL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFazzaro, Charles J.; Gillespie, John O. – Clearing House, 1972
Discusses the role of the counselor and six models, with positive and negative aspects of each. (SP)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Guidance Programs
Peer reviewedWeinland, Thomas P.; Roberts, Arthur D. – Clearing House, 1972
Describes a multi-media, open-ended approach to high school social studies that is relevant to any historical period. (AN)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, History Instruction, Multimedia Instruction, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHipple, Theodore W.; Hipple, Marjorie – Clearing House, 1983
Describes 10 thinking games that are suitable for use in both elementary and secondary school classrooms. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Educational Games
Peer reviewedKahn, Norma B. – Clearing House, 1983
Proposes the use of analogies as a means of helping secondary school students become mature and versatile readers. Offers an example of how analogy was used in one lesson. (FL)
Descriptors: Fiction, Language Usage, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedKrabbe, Mark A. – Clearing House, 1983
Distinguishes self-directed learning from individualized instruction and discusses the role of the teacher in promoting self-directed learning. (FL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedSmartschan, Glenn F. – Clearing House, 1983
Describes the five-year effort of the Allentown, Pennsylvania School District to develop districtwide final examinations to test the mastery of course objective in its secondary schools. (FL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Content, School Districts
Peer reviewedDewald-Link, Margaret R.; Wallace, Sharon A. – Clearing House, 1983
Describes a problem solving teaching approach that can be used in dealing with real problems in the home economics classroom. (FL)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Home Economics Education, Instructional Innovation, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedGriffin, Robert S. – Clearing House, 1983
Explores several crucial factors that may be involved in the high level of teachers' disenchantment with their work. Cites several approaches that teacher educators can use to help teachers cope with the pressures of teaching. (FL)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Educators
Peer reviewedChamberlin, Leslie J. – Clearing House, 1982
Sets forth guidelines that teachers can use in dealing with "difficult" students. (FL)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGrindle, Bryce W. – Clearing House, 1982
Argues that administrative team management tends to produce a united effort in governing schools, is compatible with the best concepts of collaborative management, and allows educators to deal as a group with complex issues. (FL)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Teams
Peer reviewedMetzger, Mark J.; And Others – Clearing House, 1982
Presents a "quick-quiz update on the law concerning special education" and discusses the correct answers to the quiz. (FL)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Legal Problems
Peer reviewedKazalunas, J. R. – Clearing House, 1982
Discusses the evolution of the concept of "mainstreaming," objections to the idea, the rights of the handicapped, and the rights of all students to an effective education. Responds to the critics of mainstreaming. (FL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedMelendez, David – Clearing House, 1982
Notes that the most significant minority group in schools today--one that is increasing in number and achieving below average--is that of children from one-parent homes. Discusses the major contributing factors to this phenomenon. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life Education, Family Structure, One Parent Family
