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Download full textUseem, Elizabeth L. – 1990
On the premise that it is important to examine parental attitudes as children enter the middle grades since it is at this point that decision shaping students' subsequent course taking patterns are made, this study examined the degree to which parents were involved in the assignment of their children to mathematics courses in the seventh grade.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Assignments, Correlation, Course Selection (Students)
Ingham, Zita, Ed. – 1986
Designed for Pima Community College (Arizona) instructors, this booklet presents 50 sample writing assignments developed for 38 non-writing courses. Three types of assignments are represented: (1) short papers, which are usually one to five pages long, require few research skills, and allow students to use the instructor's feedback to produce…
Descriptors: Assignments, Community Colleges, Content Area Writing, Grading
Braine, George – 1989
A study investigated the types of writing assignments commonly found in undergraduate natural sciences and engineering courses. The study was used as a basis for the development of composition courses for limited-English-speaking students in these fields, the most popular fields of study among foreign students. Eighty take-home assignments given…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Science, Course Content, Educational Needs
Gibson, Deborah – 1985
A student-centered noncredit writing course for students of English as a second language, designed to alleviate the problems of diverse class membership, consists of a series of composition assignments with topics determined by class interests and composition length determined by the student. The entire class participates in prewriting activities;…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, English (Second Language)
Direct linkFautley, Martin – British Journal of Music Education, 2005
This study addresses the baseline assessment of pupil composing competencies at age 11+. It asks whether it might be possible for these to be evaluated by the use of a whole-class listening task. A rationale for this proposal is discussed. Results from a pilot study which administered an original audiated puzzle-task to a cohort of pupils,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Competency Based Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Knowledge Level
Hawkins, Robert – 1981
The components of a college course on communication and aging are described and discussed in this paper. The first section of the paper focuses on appropriate assignments, their underlying strategies, and necessary materials for enhancing young people's communication with older adults and their appreciation of the situations that elderly people…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Assignments, Classroom Techniques
Boegeman, Margaret Byrd – 1978
In order to minimize the dread which students and teachers alike often feel toward freshman composition courses, it is important to involve students in reading and writing assignments which are of interest and importance to them. Autobiography, as a subject for study and a focus for writing, can be a great motivator and an expediter of the…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Course Content
MCFETRIDGE, J.D. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION, MODELED AFTER A RPOFESSIONAL LOAD STUDY BY THE ALBERTA TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION, WAS TO ASSESS THE STATE OF ENGLISH TEACHING IN A NUMBER OF EAST LONDON SECONDARY SCHOOLS. SOME ASPECTS OF THESE FINDINGS WERE THEN COMPARED WITH CONDITIONS IN ALBERTA, CANDADA. INTERVIEWS WERE HELD WITH 69 EAST LONDON TEACHERS AND THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Audiovisual Aids, English Instruction, Secondary School Teachers
Asmar, Samir S. – 1966
A study was made in Wisconsin of knowledge gains by participants in two Cooperative Extension Service educational activities (soil management and cooking for many) organized and presented by the in-depth teaching approach, and of selected factors thought to have an effect on the amount of knowledge gained. Gains were categorized as low (1%-49%…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Cooking Instruction, Doctoral Dissertations
Western Australian Education Dept., Perth. Research Branch. – 1977
The aim of this study was to identify the best way to prepare and give support to Western Australian teachers when they assume their first appointments. Subjects included 15 percent of all new teacher appointments in the state of Western Australia in 1977. These were interviewed personally, as were their principals and superintendents. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Lawson, Jonathan – 1977
Following a discussion of the advantages of having everyone in an English Department--teaching assistants, junior faculty, and senior staff--teach composition courses, specific qualities desired in a composition instructor are suggested in this speech. These instructors should include: (1) those willing to insist that students emerge from…
Descriptors: College Faculty, English Departments, English Education, Higher Education
Picot, Donald
The outline of mathematics skills provides for individualized instruction by allowing each student to complete performance tests which indicate the point at which his instruction should start. The course is divided into two parts; one covering operations with whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and percentage; the other dealing with ratio,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Curriculum Guides, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials
Jordan, Georgia S.; Dunn, Florence – 1971
This study guide for the physical therapy aide, as one of a series designed to present related technical instruction to students in trade and industrial education, is intended for use under the direct supervision of a vocational instructor or instructor-coordinator. Developed by a materials specialist, this document contains a separate answer…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Assignments, Bibliographies, Cooperative Education
Swierkos, Marion L.; Morse, Catherine G. – 1973
This textbook describes integrated handiwork activities for industrial arts instruction in the elementary grades. Intended mainly as a basic resource for inservice teacher education, the book will also prove useful for subject area specialists and consultants. A rationale and a list of overall goals precede four sections that include: (1)…
Descriptors: Assignments, Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedJohns, Ann M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Reviews current literature on coherence in written text, defines coherence in broad terms, and then presents a three-lesson revision unit based on modern coherence principles. In this unit, students "deconstruct" assignment prompts, prepare first drafts, examine another student's first draft, and then revise their essays and examine the revisions.…
Descriptors: Assignments, Cohesion (Written Composition), English for Academic Purposes, Essays
