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Lasley, Thomas J.; Walker, Ronald – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Teachers can increase students' learning time by following specific instructional methods that maintain interest and develop the experience of success. Selection of realistic learning goals is essential. (CJH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation, Learning Strategies
Hiscox, Suzanne; And Others – 1982
This booklet focuses upon ways in which a teacher can increase the amount of time students apply themselves to learning. Methods are presented for observing how much time students actually spend learning, for identifying which students are off-task, and for selecting teaching methods to increase students' learning time. Contents include…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies

Karnes, Merle B.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1989
Ten mildly handicapped preschool children were taught to use problem-solving strategies to complete fine motor tasks. Qualitative and quantitative data indicated that the intervention had a positive impact on the task persistence of some children and that some children became more systematic in their approach to solving tasks. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Intervention, Learning Strategies, Mild Disabilities, Persistence
Doyle, Walter – 1984
This document provides administrators and instructional supervisors a framework for thinking about teaching and learning in secondary schools and suggests specific focal points for working with teachers to maintain and improve teaching effectiveness. The first section contains a discussion of instructional time and its meaning for secondary…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Individual Instruction, Instructional Improvement

De Haas-Warner, Sarah Jane – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
This study of two preschoolers having difficulty with on-task behavior during independent tasks found that the children could respond to self-monitoring training and that on-task behavior increased when they used the strategy. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Learning Strategies, Preschool Education

Merrett, Jonathan; Merrett, Frank – Educational Studies, 1992
Discusses the use of correspondence training in the classroom to improve learning outcomes. Defines the training as an experimental behavioral strategy that takes into account the degree to which people achieve what they are aiming to do. Concludes from research involving middle school students that the subjects achieved a better work output in…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Education, Feedback, Foreign Countries

Finkelstein, Judith M.; And Others – Social Education, 1993
Reviews reports from several professional organizations on recommendations about education for participatory citizenship. Reports on a study of 3,000 teachers in grades 1-3 from 7 midwestern states on the characteristics of social studies programs. Recommends four approaches to foster developmental social studies instruction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1985
A federally funded research project investigated the relationship between academic learning time (ALT) and achievement of 43 educable mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, and learning-disabled students, aged 7-13, in grades 1-5. The project's final report, titled "An Analysis of the Impact of Instructional Time within Different Service…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems
Walberg, Herbert J.; Paik, Susan J. – 2000
This booklet focuses on aspects of effective education that appear to be universal in formal schooling. The practices, which are generally for use in elementary and secondary classrooms, show large, positive learning effects for students in widely varying conditions. Information in the booklet is based on research spanning half a century. Each…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cooperative Learning, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Ellis, Edwin S.; Worthington, Lou Anne – 1994
This monograph presents a synthesis of the literature on empirically supported effective teaching principles that have been derived from research on behavioral, cognitive, social-learning, and other theories. After an introductory section, the first section discusses characteristics of empowered and ineffective learners. Motivational, cognitive,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Educational Principles, Educational Strategies
NAEP Facts, 1997
This document analyzes responses to questions included in a national assessment of knowledge of U.S. history and geography in an attempt to determine the relationship between study habits and academic performance. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1994 asked 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students specific questions regarding…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography