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Direct linkRajagopal, Kadhir – ASCD, 2011
Inspired by his ability to teach algebra to low-income and mostly African American and Latino urban students--and have them outscore the state averages for high-income and Caucasian students on standardized tests--Kadhir "Raja" Rajagopal, the 2011 California Teacher of the Year, provides you with a model for teaching that unleashes the…
Descriptors: Assignments, Urban Schools, Standardized Tests, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedReed, Daisy F. – English Journal, 1983
Recounts how a teacher used herself as a model to motivate black students to speak standard English. (JL)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, English, High Schools
Kolcaba, Raymond F. – Curriculum Review, 1980
The author categorizes the stages and skills of independent inquiry: the motivation to inquire; skills essential to setting up an inquiry; and modes of concluding an inquiry or verifying a hypothesis. He draws curriculum implications for developing independent learners. (SJL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study, Inquiry, Learning Motivation
Roellich, Carol; Carlson, Diana M. – 1983
Secondary school teachers can present the process of writing compositions simply and effectively by adopting three tools: the positive approach, the easy three-step analysis process, and the brainstorm outline. Using the positive approach, teachers first convince students that writing effectively is important to them--it gives them the power to…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Learning Motivation, Models, Morale
Peer reviewedLloyd, Bruce A.; Lloyd, Rosa C. – Reading Horizons, 1986
Describes students' views on how teaching methods could be improved. Suggestions for teachers include deemphasizing errors, providing a pleasant atmosphere, showing enjoyment, bringing in humor, admitting mistakes, giving homework, and letting students talk. (SRT)
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Learning Motivation, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Download full textRubadeau, Duane O.; And Others – 1984
Designed to provide community college instructors with an understanding of how to improve the motivational level of their students, this four-part guidebook reviews theoretical concepts and offers practical advice concerning student motivation and frustration. Section I provides an overview of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Meyers, Chet – 1986
The teaching of critical thinking is discussed, based on the view that methods of teaching critical thinking vary from discipline to discipline. After covering basic concepts related to teaching critical thinking, a framework to examine the process of critical thinking is presented, based on cognitive science and developmental theory, especially…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, College Instruction
Hansford, Sandra G., Ed. – 1983
This monograph for the experienced or novice adult basic education (ABE) instructor reviews some basic concepts in the area of adult learning and provides some ideas for practical application of these concepts in individual settings. It is divided into two parts. The first four chapters are aimed at the trainer who is instructing part-time ABE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
