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Moloney, Jacqueline Fidler – Journal of General Education, 1994
Explores the use of cluster programs as alternatives to the curricular core or distributional requirements for organizing general education. Uses a case study methodology to evaluate the planning processes utilized in curriculum development for a cluster program, where faculty must plan simultaneously at individual course, cluster or sequence, and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Case Studies, Class Organization, Cluster Grouping
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Teno, Kevin M. – Gifted Child Today, 2000
This article examines cluster grouping as a viable option for meeting the needs of gifted and talented students. It also discusses the strengths and weaknesses of cluster grouping from the perspective of conclusions obtained through the implementation of cluster grouping in an elementary school district. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Class Organization, Cluster Grouping, Elementary Education, Gifted
Reither, George – Momentum, 1999
Describes the process and preparation for making teacher-requested changes at Notre Dame High School (New Jersey). Narrates the planning that went into making the change to block scheduling, which includes an activity period and double-period class schedule, and discusses the impact of that change on in-service preparation for teachers. Concludes…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Class Organization
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Snyder, Robert – Science Scope, 2005
The author shares three strategies to increase student participation in class discussions. These can be easily applied to any science content area and have proven to be effective in stimulating student participation by allowing students to communicate their ideas and consider alternative explanations using nontraditional classroom arrangements.…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Student Participation, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students
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Wills, Robin; Kilpatrick, Sue; Hutton, Biddy – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2006
This research investigated social and academic outcomes from single-sex classrooms in a Tasmanian coeducational government primary school. Interviews, observations and surveys formed the basis of the evidence. Teachers, parents and children reported positive benefits from the class organisation, but these differed according to gender. Staff…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Single Sex Classes, Coeducation, Outcomes of Education
Flippo, Rona F. – 1997
Containing many specific assessment, instruction, and organization ideas and strategies, this book provides "the basics" for this classroom reading assessment and instruction, and supports the importance of the individual classroom teacher's beliefs, decisions, and role. The book is intended for teachers taking certification, graduate,…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
King, Frederick; Sommer, Andy – 1990
This workshop, designed for Chapter 1 compensatory education teachers, administrators, and staff, offers alternatives to the widespread use of worksheets. Four strategies for alternative classroom methods are explored: cooperative learning, peer tutoring, reciprocal teaching, and theme-based instruction. The following elements are included in the…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities
Schwartz, Robert M.; Cramer, Ronald L. – 1989
Lesson planning can be divided into three types--content, process, and context. Each type helps to organize classroom activities, and together they establish the ambiance of the learners' journey. Content plans focus on information students should know. Instructional strategies designed to introduce or elaborate the content presentation should be…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Epstein, Joyce L.; Dauber, Susan L. – 1989
This study uses data from 171 teachers at eight inner-city elementary and middle schools in Baltimore to examine general patterns and connections between teacher attitudes about parent involvement, school programs, and the actual practices that teachers use. These patterns are examined at different academic levels, in different academic subjects,…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Curriculum, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
Ligon, Jerry A. – 1990
In response to criticism of methods courses, this paper takes the position that the development of a body of knowledge concerning professional practices is central to the education of professional teachers. Focusing on the complexity of the teaching situation, a discussion is presented on the importance of mastering methods and models of teaching.…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Smith, Dennie L.; McNelis, Mary J. – 1990
The implementation and evaluation of the effects of a seven-period day on students and teachers, especially on student achievement, is the purpose of this study. A three-part methodology includes two applications of the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) to teachers; administration of the School Attitude Survey (SAS) to students and teachers;…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Class Organization, Curriculum Design
Cambone, Joseph – 1990
The paper is a description of how one teacher structured a classroom for five seriously disturbed violent boys (ages 5.5 to 8 years) at a private residential and day school for emotionally disturbed students. Anecdotes are reported as well as the teacher's reflections. Changes in the teacher's original planned class structure while maintaining the…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
Moskos, Evie; Mayer, Connie – 1988
A mainstreaming project was carried out in Toronto, Canada, in which four deaf students, ages 5 through 8, were integrated into a classroom of hearing students in grades 1 and 2, for 1 hour, 5 days a week, to participate in a writing program adapting the Graves-Giacobbe process writing model outlined in Donald Graves'"Writing Teachers and…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Deafness
Becker, Henry Jay – 1984
If computers were used ideally in education, each student would have enough computer time, each computer enough student time, and computer-based activities would be chosen well. The move towards using microcomputers in the schools has less to do with any clear and demonstrable instructional advantage of using them, and more to do with general…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Class Organization, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Haney, Julia J.; Land, Warren A. – 1986
A study was conducted at Mississippi State University to assess differences in the academic achievement of two matched groups of two-year college transfer students. One group (N=30) had attended a junior college which followed a traditional semester time table of 15 to 18 weeks, while the other group (N=30) had attended a junior college with a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
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