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Sabato, George F. – Social Studies Review, 1995
Maintains that there is nothing more relevant in the lives of middle school students than being caught up in the competitive spirit of a game. Describes the use of a football-type classroom game as a methodology for helping students plan for a unit test. Includes game objectives and step-by-step instructional procedures. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Competition, Intermediate Grades, Learning Strategies
Meyers, Richard – 1996
This guide to academic achievement in courses that require problem solving shows the student how to see things as the teacher sees them. The student who sees with the professor's eyes can cut through the useless and irrelevant activities that interfere with real achievement. The approach, which requires that the student do all required work, is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Course Content, Higher Education
Coffman, Sara Jane – 1988
The guide to success in college is designed to help college-bound students and college freshmen develop effective study habits, develop positive attitudes toward learning, and improve specific study skills. It is divided into five units. The first emphasizes positive study habits and attitudes, looking at how to avoid poor performance, outlining…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Environment, College Freshmen, Educational Attitudes