A peer tutoring program at an Appalachian university was designed to meet the needs of students with poor academic backgrounds and multiple risk factors. Tutoring patterns included dyad, small group, large group, skill based, assignment based, and question based. Qualitative evaluation data revealed that each pattern required different tutor…

Discussion of instruction and information literacy skills in academic libraries focuses on how library education programs prepare information professionals for teaching library instruction; whether job advertisements have shown an increase in library instruction and information literacy positions; and how current librarians learned their…

Discusses effective ways to improve teaching and focuses on self awareness, peer videotaping, and student feedback. Explains the practice cycle with five elements: set goal, practice, feedback, reflection, and adjustment. (YDS)

This article presents seven teaching behaviors which have been organized into a sequential progression for utilization with undergraduate trainees prior to student teaching. (RC)

Suggests a presentation as a procedure by which a demonstration of a candidate's teaching ability becomes a regular part of the campus visit. (Author/PG)

This study sought to determine what courses of study related to multicultural education were being offered by Canadian universities and what teacher competencies related to multicultural skills were considered important by professionals in Canada. Two questionnaires were responded to by 25 persons involved or interested in multicultural education.…

The art of lecturing is examined in detail and suggestions are offered on how to lecture in an effective manner. The first of two main sections deals with the preparation of lectures, offering guidance on such matters as determining the objectives, choosing the content, planning the structure, deciding on the method of delivery, and preparing…

This bibliography lists 151 manuscripts, dissertations and theses, journal articles, and books on videotaped microteaching prepared by American sources between 1964-1978 that have not been indexed in the ERIC data base. The documents are in chronological order and include sources. (Author/CJ)

Skills, knowledge, and attitudes of highly and moderately effective teachers should be described, and these descriptions should form the basis of the teacher education program and its evaluation. (MJB)

Introduces four categories of teaching knowledge: the "folkways of teaching,""local mores,""private views," and "teaching expertise." Analyzes the "folkways of teaching," arguing that they are known by acquaintance, through participation, and as common sense. (Author/JDH)

This paper discusses conceptions of good business teaching and teaching skills and proposes how these skills must be treated in the education of business teachers. (JOW)

Findings of a follow-up study of 694 teacher education graduates' perceptions of need, proficiency, and source of proficiency are presented. Implications of the results are discussed. (MT)

Two behaviors essential to good teaching, teacher expectation and teacher flexibility, have been incorporated into the observation system used in the student teacher program at the University of New Mexico. The importance of these behaviors in teaching and in evaluating student teachers is discussed. (MT)

Characteristics of good teaching are described. A general model for identifying, measuring, and developing teaching skills in physical education is presented. (MT)