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Pace, Ann J.; And Others – 1986
An earlier study found virtually no relationship between college students' reported studying practices and various tests of reading comprehension, so a second study investigated whether different results would be obtained with an instrument based on study strategies college students actually reported using. Scores on this instrument were to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, Data Analysis
Embry, Lynn – 1984
Most students enjoy reading interesting selections about unusual plants, animals, insects, spiders, and other creatures. This book attempts to capitalize on the natural curiosity of students by introducing them to some of nature's most intriguing forms of life. The document is designed to provide students with background information, including…
Descriptors: Animals, Botany, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Download full textLive Wire, 1984
The teaching activities presented in this compilation of columns from the journal "Live Wire" focus on integrating the arts with language. The selections describe (1) the concept of "framing" in art and in writing; (2) using folktale pantomimes as inspirations for writing; (3) using literature response sheets (samples included) to respond to the…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Assignments, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
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Direct linkWoodcock, James – Teaching History, 2005
Does new vocabulary help students to express existing ideas for which they do not yet have words or does it actually give them new ideas which they did not previously hold? James Woodcock asks whether offering students new vocabulary can give them new ideas, and whether this can enhance their historical analyses of causation problems. This is an…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Logical Thinking, Attribution Theory
Bouvier, Jeff; And Others – 1978
The instructional program outlined in this curriculum guide is designed to develop junior high school students' communication skills and their appreciation for and enjoyment of the communication arts. The first part of the guide deals with developing skills in written composition, grammar and usage, spelling, vocabulary, speech, and library…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Assignments, Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides
Goeres, Ernest R. – 1978
An analysis of higher education collective bargaining agreements reveals that the question of faculty productivity is addressed almost exclusively in terms of workload, with the emphasis on efforts that are quantifiable. These workloads are defined in terms of minimums and maximums. Typically each agreement defines in specific terms what the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Definitions
CROFT, JOHN C. – 1967
A STUDY OF 1966-1967 OREGON SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS REVEALED THAT TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS WERE GENERALLY IN ACCORD WITH THEIR PREPARATION. FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE BASED ON STUDY FINDINGS AND RELATED RESEARCH--(1) A MORE STANDARDIZED DEFINITION OF TEACHER PREPARATION SHOULD BE ADOPTED, (2) A UNIFORM AND USABLE RECORD-KEEPING SYSTEM ON TEACHER…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Public Schools, Rural Schools, Secondary School Teachers
BROWN, EDWARD T.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS SURVEY OF THE PRESENT STATUS OF TEACHER AIDES IN SOUTH CAROLINA PRESENTS DATA ON THE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SELECTION, TRAINING AND DUTIES OF 219 AIDES ADDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED VIA QUESTIONNAIRE. AMONG THE MAJOR FINDINGS WERE (1) THE AGE OF THE AIDES RANGED FROM UNDER…
Descriptors: Activities, Degrees (Academic), Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
MANLEY, CHARLES A. – 1961
A STUDY ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM AT SAN FERNANDO VALLEY STATE COLLEGE AND EVALUATE THIS PROGRAM IN COMPARISON WITH THE REGULAR DAY PROGRAM. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM COLLEGE RECORDS AND THREE QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED BY EXTENDED DAY STUDENTS AND FACULTY. EXTENDED DAY STUDENTS WERE DIVIDED ACCORDING TO…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, College Credits, College Faculty
FURNO, ORLANDO F.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS REPORT OUTLINES DESIGNS FOR 8 POSSIBLE RESEARCH STUDIES WHICH COULD BE UNDERTAKEN WITH REGARD TO PROJECT MISSION, A PROGRAM TO PREPARE TEACHERS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO INNER CITY SCHOOLS. THEY ARE (1) A STUDY OF ATTRITION RATES OF STUDENT-INTERN-TEACHER ENROLLEES IN TRAINING IN PROJECT MISSION, (2) TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT MISSION INTERNS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Background, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth
PRESTON, RALPH C.; AND OTHERS – 1963
THIS BOOK DISCUSSES FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN PREPARING A READING PROGRAM FOR A HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE. IT PRESENTS EXPLICIT COVERAGE ON WHY READING AT THIS LEVEL IN THIS SUBJECT FIELD REQUIRES GUIDANCE, HOW TO PROVIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN READING ABILITY, THE WAY TO READ SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOKS, VOCABULARY, AND THE STIMULATION…
Descriptors: Elective Reading, High School Students, Independent Reading, Individual Differences
Goldberg, Judy – 1978
The family communication course at Arapahoe Community College attempts to acquaint students with the central role of communication in the maintenance and enhancement of family relationships and to equip them with knowledge that can produce a greater flexibility in their communication within their own family units. The course is built around two…
Descriptors: Assignments, Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Course Content
Storm, George – 1965
The purposes of this study were to identify success factors in technical education teaching and to obtain subject matter recommendations for the improvement of technical teacher education. A national population of technical education directors offering post-secondary technical education programs in 1963 under Title III of the National Defense…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, National Surveys, Professional Education, Questionnaires
Galvin, Kathleen Malone – 1968
The purpose of this study was to compare current student teacher preparation programs and practices with demands made of beginning speech teachers in Illinois. A questionnaire designed to gather recommendations on ways to prepare speech teachers for the actual teaching situation was sent to 159 student teachers from 20 Illinois colleges and 183…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, English Education, Practicum Supervision, Secondary Education
Kumar, Narendra; Chandiram, Jai – 1967
In a program launched in 1961, more than one and a half million students in nearly three-hundred Delhi Secondary Schools regularly view television lessons closely related to their prescribed course of studies. The outstanding elements in the Delhi scheme are: planning, cooperation at all levels, integration with the syllabi in the schools, and…
Descriptors: Asian History, Assignments, Conventional Instruction, Educational Television
