Students keep a diary of reactions to any course ideas which are personally significant and comment on class lectures, relevant newspaper articles, television, films, and experiences. Preliminary research indicates the log has a positive impact on student motivation, interest, and self perception. (Author/JK)

Classes of students whose teachers utilized various teaching models in differing proportions differed in self-concept of academic ability but not in attitude toward the teacher. Teachers who used positive reinforcers abundantly and/or information processing models were associated with higher student self-concept of academic ability scores.…

This article describes strategic content learning (SCL), a strategies-training model that integrates cognitive, behavioral, sociocultural, and constructivist learning theories. The theoretical rationale for SCL is provided, followed by a review of research documenting SCL efficacy for postsecondary students with learning disabilities. Preliminary…

This communications curriculum guide is designed to humanize the teaching of English through a "media ecology" approach which means bringing into the classroom the media of the outside world and expanding the traditional content of English instruction to include such studies as movie-making and message-sending via posters. It contains 70 short…

This paper reports on the conceptualization and first year of implementation of a model of preservice teacher education and training established at the University of Notre Dame Australia to meet the specific needs of the Catholic education system. In setting up an appropriate model, the notion of the graduate teacher as one who is critically…

This guide offers strategies for working with students with autism in the areas of academic instruction, organization and time management, and social skills. The importance of considering the autistic student's use of language and thinking style is stressed. Chapter 1, "Who Are Higher Functioning Young Adults with Autism?" (Ann Fullerton),…