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Alexander, David, Ed.; And Others – Council for Research in Music Education Bulletin, 1987
Intended as a memorial to Robert G. Sidnell, this special issue contains articles about areas of music education which he promoted. In "The Dimensions of Research in Music Education," Sidnell concluded that music education research encompasses all humanistic disciplines as well as the behavioral and social sciences. James Carlsen, in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textIssues in Restructuring Schools, 1992
Issues in making small-group instruction effective are addressed in this theme issue, which focuses on an approach called Complex Instruction (CI). Developed by Elizabeth Cohen at Stanford University (California), the approach is designed for middle school students in heterogeneous classes. The program is based on four goals to help teachers…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educationally Disadvantaged, Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction
McChesney, Jim – Portraits of Success, 1996
Despite the commissions and politicians that decry the failures of public education, thousands of teachers, principals, and administrators struggle daily to provide children with an education that will open doors. This article examines some of these educators' efforts, which demonstrate that change and success are possible. Interviews were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Action Research, Cooperative Learning
Classroom Notes Plus, 2000
"Classroom Notes Plus" publishes descriptions of original, unpublished teaching practices or adapted ideas. Each issue also contains sections on Teacher Talk, Classroom Solutions, and Web resources. The August 1999 issue contains the following materials: Ideas from the Classroom-"Parody: Getting the Joke with Style" (Bonnie…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Gubbins, E. Jean, Ed. – NRC/GT Newsletter, 1991
This document consists of the first two issues of a newsletter designed to disseminate information about the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, to serve as a forum for the research activities of scholars and practitioners in the field, and to reach other interested professional and parent groups. The first issue (which is also…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Creativity
Lee, Valerie E.; And Others – Issues in Restructuring Schools, 1995
This report expands on earlier research that found evidence of strong links between school restructuring and improved learning among students in the first 2 years of high school. This report, based on 1992 National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) data, analyzes data collected for most of the same students in their last 2 years of high school.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Active Learning, Educational Environment
Hossler, Carol-Anne; And Others – Policy Bulletin: Consortium on Educational Policy Studies, 1988
This bulletin reviews selected research on the relationship of increased instructional time to student achievement. Different ways of increasing time are discussed, including lengthening the school year and the school day, reallocating time within the day to allow more time for instruction, improving teachers' management skills, and increasing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Day
McLean, James E., Ed.; Kaufman, Alan S., Ed. – Research in the Schools, 2001
"Research in the Schools" publishes empirical studies focusing on the results of applied educational research, scholarly reviews of research, descriptions of technology applications and innovative teaching strategies, and other topics of interest to educational researchers. Issue number 1 contains these articles: (1) "Factors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Journal of the Society for Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1988
These four 1988 issues of the journal of the Society for Accelerated Learning and Teaching (SALT) include the following articles: "Educating the Children of Changing Cultures"; "All Stars to Center Stage: Accelerative Learning in the School of Business"; "SALT in the First Grade Classroom"; "Unlearning…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adult Education, Business Administration Education, Classroom Techniques
Suarez, Tanya M.; And Others – Policy Brief, 1991
This policy brief was written to provide the North Carolina State Board of Education with a summary of research on enhancing effective instructional time. The impetus for extending school time appears to stem from two primary sources: international comparisons, and research on the relationship between time and learning. Research findings indicate…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Classroom Notes Plus, 2002
This 19th issue of "Notes Plus" contains descriptions of original, unpublished teaching practices, and of adapted ideas. Under the Ideas from the Classroom section, the August 2001 issue contains the following materials: "Imitation: The Sincerest Form of Flattery" (Anna M. Parks); "Stories That Make Us Who We Are"…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education
Garcia, Shernaz B.; Ortiz, Alba A. – NCBE New Focus, 1988
It is often difficult to distinguish those students with learning problems due to individual differences in learning styles or achievement difficulties from those students with specific disorders; failure to do so sometimes results in inappropriate referral of language minority students to special education. It also contributes to disproportionate…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others – 1987
The monograph provides an integrative review on the environmental and instructional factors that appear to be most conducive to the complex, interactive, and interdependent process of learning. Ten instructional strategies empirically documented to have a critical impact on a student's ability to learn are discussed in detail. They are: (1) The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices
Classroom Notes Plus, 2001
This 18th volume of "Classroom Notes Plus" contains descriptions of original, unpublished teaching practices, or adapted ideas. Under the Ideas from the Classroom section, the August 2000 issue contains the following materials: "The Thought Pot" (Andrew R. West); "Seeing Is Reading: 'The Hollow Men'" (James Penha);…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Schuster, Donald, Ed. – Journal of Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1979
This issue of a journal on suggestive learning-teaching-therapy counseling within the procedural confines of Suggestology or Suggestopedia includes the following articles: "Suggestopedia in an American High School Setting" (Carl W. Pullen), a description of the use of Suggestopedia in a German class; "Optimizing the Presentation of…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
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