The purpose of this study was to investigate the practice of preschool curriculum implementation in selected woredas of South West Shoa Zone. For this study, descriptive survey research design was used. Data were gathered from 49 O-Class, 9 kindergartens, 192 teachers, 58 principals, 12 cluster supervisors and 4 woreda education experts. The…

This study explores native and nonnative English-speaking teachers' expectations of teacher's manuals accompanying general English skills books and pronunciation teaching books, as well as their impressionistic evaluation of a printed and online teacher's manual. The study has a mixed-methods design incorporating an online survey and 2 interviews.…

Despite their importance, teacher's manuals (TM) have never drawn much attention in language teaching research, and therefore they have not been researched from the perspective of pronunciation teaching. It may be that they have not been perceived as having a role more than being an answer key for student materials (Sheldon, 1987). However, TMs…

The aim of this study is to identify differences in opinions on the evaluation of ELT teachers' books between pre-service and in-service teachers. In literature, it has been argued that the development of teachers' books for EFL teachers can be assisted by the results of a needs analysis. A total of 65 pre-service and 50 in-service secondary…

This paper reports on the findings from individual interviews and focus group discussions involving six teachers implementing the Singapore Mathematics Curriculum (SMC) in the Foundation Phase (Grade R to Grade 3) in a school in South Africa. The interviews presented an opportunity to explore teachers' experiences with their attempts to use the…

Evaluation of instructional material by special education teachers-in-training was studied as a function of teacher manual format and material complexity. (Author/KW)

Project Africa, a social studies curriculum research and development project, is primarily engaged in testing new materials and techniques for teaching about Africa south of the Sahara in American secondary schools. The purpose of this technical report is to highlight the program's strengths and weaknesses from a variety of viewpoints -- those of…

Presents teaching suggestions for multifaith religious education in British schools, including teaching content and materials for various ages, chapel or assembly practices, and recommended teacher resources. Discusses the importance of the teacher's attitude. (SJL)

This study proposed to identify teachers' questions and concerns in helping children write creatively in the intermediate grades of six elementary schools in Plainedge, N.Y.; to assess the extent of teacher interest in these questions and concerns for treatment in a teachers' guide; to write such a guide and test its adequacy for meeting teachers'…

Analyzed were handbooks designed to guide the implementation of a course of study in elementary school science in three districts in New York City. A science survey checklist was designed after interviewing science educators and elementary school teachers. A random sampling (N = 182) of teachers, science specialists, and supervisors in 25 schools…

THIS INVESTIGATION DEVELOPED A GUIDE TO AID IN IMPROVING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS. IT SHOULD ASSIST ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS TO INITIATE AND EXPAND PROGRAMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF VISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. IT REPORTED ON THE NATIONAL STATUS OF LOCAL PROGRAMS DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED CASE STUDIES ON OUTSTANDING ONES. TEACHER OPINIONS AND…

This study, based on interviews and classroom observation, evaluates what seven fifth-grade teachers in California did one autumn when a controversial new state-approved social studies textbook arrived at their doors. By tracking the teachers' daily curriculum decisions for social studies during the first few months following receipt of the…

THE EFFECTIVENESS AND UTILIZATION OF AUDIOVISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS IN SEMINARS OF INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE COURSES IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES WERE EXPLORED OVER TWO SPRING SEMESTERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. MATERIALS INCLUDED SLIDES, OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES, FILMSTRIPS, AND TAPE RECORDINGS FOR COMPARATIVE…

Suggests that reading educators need to change several pervasive attitudes in order to translate current reading research into more effective instruction. (JC)

This resource guide is designed to help principals acquaint themselves and their teachers with instructional television (ITV) programming and to assist in the supervision of ITV use to obtain the optimum educational value for students. A brief introduction presents a rationale for the educational use of television and describes the Nebraska State…