This inventory lists appropriate behaviors or skills for industrial arts teachers at the middle and secondary school levels in the following seven areas: (1) program and course organization, (2) teaching methodology, (3) educational technology and media use, (4) laboratory management, (5) observation, (6) student performance evaluation, and (7)…

This student guide is part of a protocol learning module on the use of emphasis as an effective verbal teaching behavior. The complete module consists of the student guide, a protocol film, and testing materials. The student guide contains (a) an introduction to protocol modules and instruction in their use; (b) a discussion of the concept of…

This student guide is part of protocol learning module on the use of verbal encouragement as an effective teaching technique for increasing student achievement. The module was developed as part of the Utah State University Protocol Materials Project and consists of this guide, a protocol film, and testing materials. The student guide contains (a)…

The materials included in this booklet are designed for use by participants in Application Sessions A and B for Instructional Personnel in elementary-secondary schools. These materials are initial drafts prepared for field testing only. They are not the final products to be delivered at the completion of the project. The materials are organized…

This learning module on the language concept of organization related to effective teaching was developed as part of the Utah State University Protocol Materials Project. The module consists of a student guide, a protocol film, and testing materials for the module. The student guide contains: (a) instruction in the use of protocol modules; (b) a…

This student guide is part of a protocol learning module designed to teach the prospective teacher to make smooth transitions from one activity to another, in order to deter disruptive behavior in the course of the transition. The entire module consists of this guide, a protocol film, and testing materials. The student guide contains: (a)…

This book is written for teachers of health education. The major emphasis is on the concept of making health-related decisions based upon a well defined system of personal values. Teaching strategies for health educators are outlined. Guidelines are presented for selecting and building the appropriate teaching strategy, with particular emphasis on…

Teaching and job responsibilities of full-time English teachers at St. Louis Community College at Meramec are specified in this document in order to help instructors improve the quality of instruction, to provide reliable evaluation standards, and to aid in staff selection. They also demonstrate the diversity of teacher functions and provide…

Quiet children form the largest group of learning-disabled students in the schools. This booklet is designed for teachers who wish to help such children. The first section provides a summary of current theory and research concerning reasons children are quiet, different kinds of quiet children, the phenomenon of communication apprehension, and…

This inventory, which was reviewed by vocational educators, lists 206 appropriate teacher behaviors or skills divided into the following seven areas: (1) professional and related; (2) program and course organization; (3) teaching methodology; (4) laboratory management; (5) educational technology or media use; (6) student performance evaluation;…

This book describes the Missouri Mathematics Effectiveness Project, a major systematic research program supported by the National Institute for Education. The report is based on a decade of naturalistic and experimental study of mathematics classrooms in intermediate elementary grades and junior high school classrooms. A rationale for the…

This unit of the Flexible Learning System (FLS) is designed to help teachers analyzing the effects of classroom situations on the self-concepts of children in preschool through third grade. Among the questions addressed are: What is a healthy self-concept; How do teaching practices affect children's self-concepts; and When are situations…

A product of a research project designed to improve the teaching effectiveness of vocational teachers of disadvantaged students, this handbook includes the specific procedures and materials that can be utilized in an inservice program for vocational teachers of disadvantaged youth. (The final report of this project is contained in a separate…

This revision of a previous edition discusses an approach to language teaching called the Silent Way. This method is based on the notion that learning a foreign language is in many respects radically different from learning the mother tongue. It can be learned in the schools by artificial methods and with materials designed for the purpose. The…

This document, together with an earlier document, "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics," is designed to establish a broad framework to guide reform in school mathematics in the next decade. These standards spell out what teachers need to know to teach toward new goals for mathematics education and how teaching…