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Kohl, Herbert – Teacher, 1975
A teacher learned that by positively stimulating students to be creative he was able to help them and himself develop the control necessary to a productive classroom. (RK)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Learning Activities, Self Control, Student Motivation

Clements, Robert D. – Art Education, 1978
By using a variety of entreaties (to natural consequences, to responsibility to one's peers, to desire for the teacher's respect, and to authority) and by giving students good reasons for adopting their recommendations, art teachers can discipline unobtrusively and gain greater motivational power in eliciting students' creative achievements.…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Discipline

Osborne, Susan S.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1987
A self-monitoring treatment (via taped cues) was used to increase time-on-task behavior of two emotionally disturbed and three mentally retarded elementary grade children, all of whom were easily distracted from class activities. In general, the program resulted in improved attention to task and academic productivity. (CB)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Audiotape Recordings, Cues, Elementary Secondary Education

Duerksen, George L.; Darrow, Alice-Ann – Music Educators Journal, 1991
Urges music educators and music therapists to cooperate in providing motivation for at-risk students through specially planned activities. Identifies means of meeting the risks of (1) lack of self-discipline and motivation; (2) not learning effectively; (3) alcohol and drug abuse; and (4) focus on rudimentary survival skills. (DK)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, High Risk Students
Guerra, Nancy G.; And Others – 1995
The "Viewpoints 10" curriculum is a 10-lesson structured training program for adolescents, designed to teach social problem-solving skills, increase impulse control, promote empathy, and develop prosocial attitudes. The lessons are intended to give students insight into themselves and to help them examine the motivation for their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum
Loper, Stephan – 1989
This study was designed to improve spelling performance of 17 mainstreamed elementary special education students by developing self-regulatory mechanisms and by training the regular classroom teacher and parents in ways to meet the handicapped student's learning needs. A variety of intervention techniques was employed including homework…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Homework, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit, Edinboro, PA. – 1999
Although the emphasis elsewhere is on learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder as possible causal factors for high dropout rates and associated student deficiencies in adult education (AE), a project explored an alternative etiology: intention deficit disorder. The hypothesis was that higher level "executive" regulatory…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Dropout Prevention, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
Dragan, Pat Barrett – 2003
This book presents a step-by-step guide to creating a smoothly functioning, literacy-rich first-grade classroom. It helps teachers do such things as bond with their new classes, create happy and cohesive environments, develop students' organizational skills and self-control, keep students motivated, integrate children's literature and the arts…
Descriptors: Art Education, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques