The author notes that superior teaching requires effective planning before a teacher enters the classroom. Elements and objectives that should provide the teacher with direction for planning are discussed. (HD)

Suggests classroom activities to develop students both cognitively and affectively in language proficiency. (MM)

Discusses the characteristics and appropriate uses of objectives in teaching and argues that non-behavioral objectives (like behavioral objectives) are a valuable educational tool. (JR)

The article explores the use of literary craft tracking (tracking literary styles in different works) as a method of literature study in a class for the gifted. (PHR)

The Diatype Analyzer is a motor-driven typewriting device which attaches to the carriage of the typewriter and is used to diagnose students' typewriting difficulties (rhythm, difficult strokes, concentration, carriage return, operation of the shift key or space bar) more exactly than by teacher examination. (AG)

Describes the author's way of meeting grammar education learning objectives. Structures the class by presenting model sentences to the students and doing imitation writing activities, practicing different sentence constructions in class. Concludes that by using this "language play," students' sensitivity to language (and to what it can do)…

This secondary distributive education performance-based instructional unit on buying and pricing contains thirteen lesson plans, each based on a fifty-five minute period. Among the topics covered are the following: (1) the importance of analysing the customers' demands for merchandise before planning what and when to buy, (2) questions about…

This secondary distributive education performance-based instructional unit on operating your own business contains nineteen lesson plans, each based on a fifty-five minute period. Among the topics covered are the following: (1) the various types of business establishments in the community, (2) small-scale establishments and various small-scale…

This study reports the results of a project testing the extent to which a systematic analysis of objectives, procedures, and evaluation can benefit literature teaching in the Swedish Comprehensive School (the compulsory nine-year school for pupils between seven and sixteen years of age). Following earlier reports on goal document and requirement…

Studied the effectiveness of using a prior knowledge of behavioral objectives in instruction to enhance ninth grade students' achievement in and retention of physical science learning. Concluded that the use of behavioral objectives was effective both in individualized and whole class instruction. (CC)

Investigates the influence of behavioral objectives, ability, and gender on Nigerian students' (N=730) cognitive achievement in biology. Different treatment groups with objectives placed before or at the end of text materials, or objectives interspersed before or after paragraphs were used. Results indicate that the treatment groups performed…

The interactions of the teaching act are extremely complicated and have not been codified for easy use; this has made it difficult for teachers to judge the teaching act. A paradigm for analyzing the teaching act is: subject matter of this nature, in this amount, for this purpose, with motivational activities and methodologies of these types, in…