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Download full textDalle, Teresa S.; Inglis, Margaret J. – 1989
In a study of the reliability of an English language proficiency test for non-native teaching assistants (NNS TAs), 18 NNS TAs were administered the SPEAK Test. The results were compared with student evaluations of the intelligibility and clarity of the TAs' classroom speech. Despite problems with the SPEAK Test, the measure was considered a…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Faculty Evaluation
Simpson, Ronald; And Others – 1987
A handbook for University of Georgia graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) is presented that provides practical information about teaching for inexperienced GTAs as well as experienced teachers who seek new ideas. Attention is directed to: responsibilities of assistantships; relationships with faculty and with students; policies, procedures, and…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Disabilities, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Testing
Johnson, James A. – 1968
This document reports a survey study designed to collect rather comprehensive descriptive information on student teaching from 1,110 teacher education institutions in the United States. The data--received from 847 institutions (76 per cent) and tallied for each state and for the entire country--is presented in 53 tables accompanied by explanatory…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Affiliated Schools, Analysis of Variance, Cooperating Teachers
Walz, Joel C., Ed. – 1992
This collection of papers includes three parts. Part 1, "TA Development Programs," offers "Undergraduate Teaching Assistants: One Model" (Katherine M. Kulick); "Teaching Assistant Development: A Case Study" (Julia Herschensohn); and "Breaking Out of the Vicious Circle: TA Training, Education, and Supervision for the Less Commonly Taught Languages"…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Study
Scott, Barry N. – 1997
This study examined the theories and beliefs about learning, teaching, and curriculum held by the course developers of an undergraduate educational technology course to determine whether their espoused beliefs were evident in actual classroom practice. The curriculum represented a radical change in a course designed to provide education students…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, College Curriculum, College Faculty, Computer Literacy
Young, Richard – 1990
A systems approach is used to show how changes in the design of English training programs for training international teaching assistants (ITA) have affected curriculum design. The approach is described, and three phases of curriculum development are outlined: initial design, ongoing reform, and radical renewal. The history of ITA program design…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
Schomberg, Steven F., Ed. – 1986
Methods developed by faculty to involve students in the classroom are described in 13 articles, based on the experience of University of Minnesota faculty in the Northwest Area Program on Active Learning. Each article considers: how to get started, sample applications of the method, challenges and how to deal with them, rewards, and where to get…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Ability, College Instruction, Debate
Bernthal, Craig A.; Ludwig, Jay B. – 1986
Designed specifically for graduate assistants teaching composition at Michigan State University (MSU), this handbook provides a general information base for teaching assistants, offering practical advice and discussing various aspects of course design, classroom practice, and the logistics of teaching at a large public university. A section on…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Descriptions
American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC. – 1983
The collective bargaining agreement between Rutgers The State University of New Jersey and Rutgers Council of Chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1983-June 30, 1986 is presented. The agreement covers 3,660 members, including graduate assistants. Items covered in the agreement include:…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts
Walker, Carlene – 1982
A study was conducted to determine the reading level of students in a college remedial reading and writing class, the gains they made during a semester of instruction, the differences in gains made by students taking the remedial class alone and those taking that class and the normal basic composition course, and the differences in gains made by…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Programs, Higher Education
McIntyre, Charles – 1966
There are few available guidelines to assist those concerned with televised instruction in universities on such matters as ownership of material, control of content, and incentives to faculty. Questions of ownership of recorded material should be resolved, and institutions should be prepared to trade off some of their rights as inducements to…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Course Content, Faculty Evaluation
Teschner, Richard V., Ed. – 1991
This collection of papers includes: "Foreign Language Testing Today: Issues in Language Program Direction" (Frank Nuessel); "Assessing the Problems of Assessment" (M. Peter Hagiwara); "Testing in Foreign Language Programs and Testing Programs in Foreign Language Departments: Reflections and Recommendations" (Elizabeth…
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Exit Examinations, French
Kramsch, Claire, Ed. – 1995
The papers in this volume fall into five categories. After "Introduction: Making the Invisible Visible" (Claire Kramsch), Part 1, "Theoretical Boundaries," includes "The Metamorphosis of the Foreign Language Director, or: Waking Up to Theory" (Mark Webber) and "Subjects-in-Process: Revisioning TA Development…
Descriptors: Administrators, Chinese, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Awareness
Burkart, Grace Stovall – 1998
An instructional module designed to help prepare college-level teaching assistants (TAs) for their duties in second language instruction is presented. The module focuses on the teaching of oral language skills in a beginning or intermediate language course. The first section examines features of spoken language, including the range of uses of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Byrnes, Heidi – 1998
An instructional module designed to help prepare college-level teaching assistants (TAs) for their duties in second language instruction is presented. The module's focus is on the teaching of reading skills and strategies at the beginning and intermediate levels of language instruction. It first looks at arguments in favor of incorporating reading…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages)
