The fascination with buried treasures and lost civilizations transcends all ages and serves as an effective magnet for drawing students toward the study of archaeology. Connecting students to the past gives them a better understanding of their own present and future. In this article, the author describes how the scientific method of investigation…

In this article, the author discusses a rehearsal technique that would teach the content outlined in the National Standards for Arts Education and improve performance at the same time. A major component of this rehearsal technique needs to be increasing students' listening and analytical skills, and one way to do that is to ask questions…

As a significant percentage of students in higher education today have one or more disabilities, it is important for instructors to be aware of what disabilities, and how disabilities, impact student performance. Students with a wide range of disabilities can encounter significant obstacles when experiential instructional methods are implemented…

This article covers the application of virtual reality (VR) to training and lifelong learning. A number of considerations concerning the design of VR applications are included. The introduction is dedicated to the more general aspects of applying VR to training. From multiple perspectives, we will provide an overview of existing applications with…

One of the newest methodologies in nursing education is high-fidelity human patient simulation (HPS). Many nursing educators have embraced the method as it offers a strategy to facilitate cognitive, affective, and psychomotor outcomes. Despite their popularity, however, HPS systems are costly and, in an era of cost containment and tuition…

There is a great need to identify instructional methods that effectively promote positive skill development in young children with developmental disabilities. This 2-year longitudinal study evaluated the practicality and effectiveness of two delivery models of providing Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) to children with developmental disabilities…

A discussion of how role-plays help students skills for future vocational use. (Author)

Questing requires that a student select a preferred area of specialization within a vocational field; then, he literally becomes an expert in that area if the quest is achieved. A quest can be achieved at three levels: familiarity, understanding, and skill competence or application. (Author)

Six suggestions are offered to help adult basic education teachers to develop adults' critical thinking skills. The suggestions recommend that teachers (1) seek reasons for an answer, (2) look for alternative answers, (3) take a passive role in discussion, (4) do not give an opinion unless asked, (5) ask students to back up their opinions, and (6)…

Developed to provide supplementary instructional strategies for reading teachers at the kindergarten level, this booklet presents the instructional module for identifying rhyming words, a component of the Comprehensive Reading Program of the Chicago Public Schools. The activities in this booklet are presented in four developmental stages--the…

Includes suggestions for how to read manuscripts correctly (what parts should be checked) and ways in which teachers can use visual aids to help students learn proofreading marks. (SH)

Describes six devices used at the University of New Orleans which add variety to the classroom situation and maintain or increase the interest and motivation of shorthand students while furthering skill improvement. (TA)

Described is an instructional technique for teaching physically handicapped or learning disabled children to type. (GW)

Twenty-four students in four beginning tennis classes were taught using either cohort instruction or programed instruction and then tested. Findings are analyzed, and conclusions discussed regarding each type of instruction. (MT)