Maximizing the effectiveness of evidence-based practices (EBPs) requires an optimal balance of implementation fidelity and adaptation so EBPs fit local contexts and meet the individual learning needs of students with disabilities. The framework for classifying adaptations presented in this article can help educators make decisions about whether…

The first book in the James H. Stronge Research-to-Practice series focuses on improving student achievement through academic goal setting. It offers the tools and plan of action to use performance data to improve instructional practice and increase student achievement. The book is divided into three parts: (1) How Student Achievement Data Can Be…

Describes several applications of data base materials that have proved useful in journalism education. Maintains that journalism graduates need electronic information gathering skills. (SR)

Describes the integration of a library orientation session with an information resources assignment in which students write papers describing resources available in their particular areas of specialty. (TJ)

Discusses "Use of Information," the fourth stage in the Big Six Skills information problem-solving process. The focus is on the first component of this stage, i.e., to engage (read, hear, view) information in a source. Suggests strategies for helping student learn effective use of information skills and addresses recognizing relevance.…

The intent of this work is to provide a guideline for development of an elementary curriculum on the use of media skills to enhance existing curriculum. The primary focus is upon instructing children on how to use audiovisual equipment and resources available in their school or local library. Suggested activities and an evaluation tool are…

Explains how to teach students to select information from sources without copying sentences verbatim. This use of information is related to one step in the Big6 information problem-solving process, a high-level task that requires students to evaluate content in relation to a topic or question. (LRW)

The overall plea in maintaining communication English as a subject in New Zealand technical schools is for "communication" to be recognized as separate from "English." The emphasis, then, is on the use of language, not its analysis; and this shift seems to make the course more appealing than regular English study for vocational…

This publication contains four lesson plans to assist teachers in instructing their students about the census of agriculture and its uses. Designed primarily for vocational agricultural classes, the lesson plans may also have applications in math, social studies, and journalism or writing classes. Teachers do not need specialized knowledge about…

The phenomenon of cognitive dissonance was examined in relation to consumer habits. (MM)

One of a series of instructional booklets designed to introduce adult education program planners to the basic concepts integral to and alternative strategies for conducting needs assessments, this instructional booklet deals with determining how to summarize information. Described first is the relationship of the process of determining how to…

Some considerations and proposals are introduced to improve the efficiency of information management training based on the results of experiments done in this field. The integration of different parts of the information training program into scientific and technical specialties curricula is discussed. (KR)

This guide is intended for use in presenting a 16-hour, 8-session reading course designed to develop the workplace literacy skills of persons employed in the manufacturing and service industries. The course is structured so that, upon its completion, students will be able to accomplish the following: use a reading plan to skim, scan, and read…

How television can be used to develop and reinforce important citizenship traits is discussed. Described are student activities dealing with acquiring and using information, assessing information, making decisions, making judgments, communicating ideas to others, cooperating with others, and promoting and protecting one's interests. (RM)

While the term paper can be a worthwhile teaching device, the project must be carefully structured to be effective. Creative teachers can devise other, equally effective activities to extend student knowledge of and skills in using library resources, such as writing annotated bibliographies, practical research assignments, and projects to evaluate…