Purpose: Despite the crucial role that emotional intelligence (EI) could play in improving individuals' performance and career prospects in organizations, employees, executives and career professionals across the world are still in search of practical frameworks for understanding the concept. This is because EI research outputs from academics…

A learning contract is a document, drawn up by a student and his instructor or advisor that specifies what the student will learn, how this will be accomplished, within what period of time, and what the criteria of evaluation will be. The student and instructor agree upon specific objectives, resources to be used, and feedback sessions.…

Four mathematical/social studies module clusters are presented in an effort to develop proficiency in instruction and in inductive and deductive teaching procedures. Modules within the first cluster concern systems of numeration, set operations, numbers, measurement, geometry, mathematics, and reasoning. The second mathematical cluster presents…

Contends that the elementary classroom can be an ideal place for instituting authentic assessment. Provides suggestions for beginning to use authentic assessment approaches in elementary social studies. Includes four sample performance items and suggestions for scoring performance-based tests. (CFR)

Student course evaluations were completed by 1,457 students in 43 Child and Family Development courses. The impact of six predictor variables (class meeting time, class size, expected grade, perceived fairness of grading procedures, pre-course interest in the subject, and post-course interest in the subject) on student ratings of instructors was…

A mathematical task was used among 432 junior school pupils in a search for personality-teaching strategy interactions. (Editor)

The effect of the quantity and location of feedback cues on learning to perform the long jump was assessed. The subjects of this study, none of whom had formal training in jumping techniques, were randomly divided into groups. Each group received different feedback cues at different points in their performance during training. Feedback consisted…

The major purpose of this study was to ascertain whether two patterns of writing practice dictation would produce different results in the development of shorthand writing achievement of Gregg Shorthand, Diamond Jubilee. The findings indicated that the rate pattern does not appear to affect the level of achievement in writing shorthand from…

This paper discusses the nature and usefulness of performance objectives, and asserts that they can be springboards or coffin lids depending upon the intent of the user. Performance objectives facilitate: (1) directions for the learning context, (2) selecting learning opportunities, (3) fitting the learning context to the learner, and (4)…

An Analysis of the teaching plans of adult educators in the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service and an examination of the relationship between the quality of the teaching plan for one lesson, the effectiveness of teaching performance as rated by supervisors, and personal experience factors of the educator were conducted. A 40% random sample was…

This handbook provides practical plans for theme-based activities that promote learning through doing. Each activity incorporates a wide range of tasks and skills across multiple content areas that can be modified for students of different abilities and grade levels. The book also illustrates how to make activities more meaningful by including…

A teaching model, the Comprehensive Random Achievement Monitor, (CRAM) is built around the presentation of a final exam at several intervals and in several forms during the course. (MF)

This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of the independent study method using a learning package for a 'General Reference Course' in Library Science at the University of Michigan and to assess the relationship of certain personality variables to student choice of method." (Author)

The present study was designed to examine two alternative methods whereby a student could make a choice among assignments. Further, the effects of these two methods...upon attitude and achievement were examined." (Author)

A previous article, EA 500 335, is criticized for claiming the applicability of the CRAM model without research documentation. (MF)