Descriptor
Author
| Barr, Rebecca | 1 |
| Brandt, Ron | 1 |
| Dreeben, Robert | 1 |
| Exline, Joseph D. | 1 |
| Greenbaum, Judith | 1 |
| Gurney, Bruce | 1 |
| Magolda, Marcia B. Baxter | 1 |
| Markel, Geraldine | 1 |
| McCarthy, Margaret E. | 1 |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 8 |
| Teachers | 6 |
| Administrators | 2 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedBrandt, Ron – Educational Leadership, 1985
In this interview, Madeline Hunter discusses her teaching model, supervision, merit pay, career ladders, her career, and other subjects. (DCS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction, Interviews
Peer reviewedDreeben, Robert; Barr, Rebecca – American Journal of Education, 1988
Analysis of first-grade reading instruction reveals that teaching contains important technological elements, which can be formulated as principles expressing coherent connections between means and ends; they pervade school-system organization and are not restricted to classes. Teaching is not largely intuitive, unpredictable, or resistant to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Group Instruction
Peer reviewedExline, Joseph D. – Science Activities, 1975
Uses a vortex device as a model to study low-pressure systems and other related investigations. (LS)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Energy, Instruction, Meteorology
Magolda, Marcia B. Baxter – 1999
Constructive-developmentalism is a theory of learning that incorporates two major concepts: (1) that students construct knowledge by organizing and making meaning of their experiences, and (2) that this construction takes place in the context of students' assumptions about and creation of knowledge. A gap often exists between instructor and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Colleges, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Methods
McCarthy, Margaret E. – 1987
This is a qualitative study of science teaching for non-academic students in secondary school. Evidence from earlier studies suggested that few variations in teaching strategies are being used for non-academic students. This investigator categorizes certain pertinent teaching features which, if emphasized, have the potential to enhance the…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
Download full textGurney, Bruce – 1989
This paper proposed to apply the perspective of constructivism to the classroom setting. Secondary science teachers and university personnel jointly developed and experimented with a variety of constructivist teaching strategies. Data were collected in the form of teacher anecdotes, audio and videotapes of lessons and student interviews, teacher…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Development, Inservice Education, Instruction
Florida Univ., Gainesville. Inst. of Higher Education. – 1994
This proceedings contains 27 articles on improving teaching and learning in higher education. The following articles are included: "Gender Differences and Faculty Work Satisfaction," (N. Beardslee, N. White, and J. Richter); "Using Your Own Student Evaluation Form for Teaching Improvement," (Y. Bhada); "Excellence in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Educational Change
Markel, Geraldine; Greenbaum, Judith – 1996
This book presents an integrative model that teachers at the middle school and high school levels can use to encourage performance breakthroughs for students with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders. Chapter 1 sets the stage by describing how learning difficulties, attention problems, and adolescence challenge students, and gives…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
