Eight techniques for studying mathematics that can be taught during regular classroom instruction are presented and discussed with illustrations of their classroom use. (MNS)

Seventy-seven college students took notes, answered inserted conceptual "pre-questions," or did both while listening to a factual passage. Interspersed questions produced deeper and more elaborate note-taking that influenced recall as well. Note-taking alone was more shallow. Overt review of notes or questions aided recall. (SLD)

Reports a study that developed a strategy to help students comprehend and remember the content of training presentations. The study examined the effects of self-questioning and reciprocal peer-questioning strategies on preservice teachers' learning of orally-presented material and on their verbal interaction. Results suggest that this strategy…

The effect on algebra achievement of college students of using a specific study method, algebra notecards, was examined. Whether achievement differed for adult learners and traditional college students, and the interaction between the study method and the status of the learner were also investigated. The research was conducted at the University of…

Suggestions are made regarding ways teachers can help adult learners reduce their test anxiety. These general comments apply to content-oriented courses and may have some general applicability to all testing situations. The suggestions include clearly characterizing the test prior to its administration, planning for last-minute questions on test…

This article outlines the final lesson of a foreign language class based on the theme "Going Out," which provides a review of the entire course work and at the same time provides new vocabulary to the students. (CFM)

The game of "Guess What" is described as a stimulating vehicle for students to consider the unifying or distinguishing features of geometric figures. Teaching suggestions as well as the gameboard are provided. (MNS)

Presents a set of educational strategies and techniques developed at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf to increase the participation of learners in educational activities. Delivery, review, practice, evaluation, and management strategies are discussed. Four figures accompany the text. (JL)

Describes the distributed practice technique to review course material. Results of a study to compare distributed practice to massed practice indicated that students using the distributed practice technique scored significantly higher when tested two months after practice was completed. (MDH)

Presents a drill-and-review process in which students take daily quizzes and then correct each other's work on a daily basis. Provides a daily quiz sheet and an example implementing the process for the concept of fractions. (MDH)

R-QUAF (Rapid Question and Answer Formation) is a device which enables the English as a second language (ESL) class to systematically review previously studied sentence patterns in a brisk and lively way. The technique revolves around a wall chart with cue words for questions running down the left-hand side (to elicit the various structures to be…

Identified in this dissertation are the major influences on American preschool education: (1) the Froebel kindergarten, (2) the Montessori movement, (3) the Child Study movement, and (4) Project Head Start. Each movement is described according to history, aim, curriculum, materials, and methods. Criteria for each section of the contemporary…

This paper aims to provide a critical review and comparison of the following sets of standards of practice for teachers: (1) The Victorian Interim Teacher Class Standards (ITCS), especially Interim Teacher Class Standards for Beginning Teachers; (2) Professional Standards for Teachers; (3) The National Competencies for Beginning Teaching; (4) The…

Between 40% and 50% of Chemistry 103 registrants at the University of Maryland at College Park earn D, F, or W grades. Registrants for Chemistry 103 were randomly selected to participate in a pre-course refresher consisting of listening to as many as seven audio-tutorial tapes on the basic concepts and calculations of chemistry. Records were kept…