Effective mentoring in English is considered paramount to a preservice teacher's development. What are mentors' views about developing effective English teaching practices in their mentees? This study used quantitative data (survey) and qualitative data (questionnaire) on 24 mentors' perceptions of mentoring second-year preservice teachers for…

Via a demonstration-plus-model technique, the equal additions method of subtraction was used to teach seven learning disabled students (grades 3-5) subtraction requiring reqrouping. Results suggested that instruction in the equal additions method was effective in producing an increase in student computaton of subtraction with regrouping. All Ss…

Outlines a four step plan (Model, Assess, Prepare, and Practice) to improve students' listening attitudes and skills, primarily through teacher modeling. (Author/SJL)

In this article, the author examines the effectiveness of reflective teaching in Kindergarten which promotes children's learning. Reflective teaching encourages kindergartners to extend their thinking by asking questions and by modeling their own use of reflection. Further, he emphasizes that it is possible for teachers to nurture reflective…

Following a treatment program in which an invented morpheme was taught through either imitation or modeling procedures, generalization of 40 specific language-impaired young children was compared to that of 40 non-impaired children. The abnormal group generalized more following imitation teaching while the normal group generalized more following…

An integrated community classroom program allows both handicapped and nonhandicapped elementary students to learn to work together cooperatively while still providing individualized programs. The model emphasizes student and teacher modeling of appropriate behavior and includes a reinforcement program (CL)

Training in group counseling typically includes an academic component, although little has been written about how to teach a group course except for what specific content should be included. This article suggests that while teaching group counseling courses, instructors can intentionally model effective group leader behaviors and use these…

In this paper, we consider an approach to developing critically thoughtful e-Learning communities of practice--where participants are deliberate about the use of specific intellectual tools supporting critical thinking. We address Garrison & Anderson's (2003) argument that such critical thinking should play a central role within the ecology of…

In this article, the authors examine pre-service special education teacher reaction to and experience in a collaboratively taught higher education course. Forty-three full-time postbaccalaureate students participate in a course designed to examine critical issues in special education, taught by two faculty members, one specializing in mild and…

Modeling the behaviors they expect students to exhibit is one way teachers can teach comprehension skills. Teachers need to give multiple examples wherein the teacher models every behavior students should exhibit, giving the answer to the question, and giving the line of reasoning followed to arrive at the answer. To teach each separate…

An adaptation of incidental teaching procedures was used to teach individually defined language responses to four language-delayed children (4-8 years old). Data showed that frequency of each targeted response increased only during incidental teaching, with most targeted responses produced spontaneously; and the teachers correctly implemented the…

Training for six behaviorally handicapped preschoolers consisted of initial instructions, modeling, and behavioral rehearsal, followed by teacher prompts and praise regarding sharing directly in a classroom free play period. Introduction of training in a multiple baseline design across three pairs of children resulted in substantial increases in…

The relative effects of overall model competence and model task competence on concept acquisition in 14 retarded children (9-16 years old) was examined. Significantly more Ss acquired the underlying concept when exposed to a model high in task competence relative to a model low in task competence. (Author)

Describes the modeling approach as used in North Carolina State University's tutoring program. Reviews the modeling process, which focuses on teaching the process of problem solving through example. Discusses tutor training and the content of tutorial sessions. Outlines student benefits. (AYC)

Many learning strategies endorsed by curriculum and instruction publications have never demonstrated their worth in objective experimental evaluations. Most researchers agree that cognitive strategies should be taught in conjunction with content and in response to learner needs and capabilities. Teacher modeling and self-regulation lie at the…