The authors present three lesson ideas that integrate women's history into the curriculum and that support the development of important social studies skills. The first lesson, for teachers to use at the beginning of the school year, encourages students to think critically about the nature of history and the importance of understanding the point…

This article contributes to the understanding of children's perspectives by summarizing and comparing the thematic results of oral histories of Eastern European and German survivors of World War II and Afghan survivors of the post-1979 Afghanistan armed conflict. Twenty-seven participants in this study shared their memories of learning during each…

This study was intended to compare processing instruction (VanPatten, 1993, 1996, 2000), an input-based focus on form technique, to dictogloss tasks, an output-oriented focus-on-form type of instruction to assess their effects in helping beginning-EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners acquire the simple English passive voice. Two intact…

A strategy is presented for explaining (and discerning) subtle differences in two words that appear to be semantic twins in one context but are not interchangeable in another context. This strategy suggests the following: (1) list several phrases that contain one of the problem words, then swap the second word for the first; (2) examine the…

Several methods and techniques proven successful in literacy and adult basic education are discussed. The Laubach method does not depend on a plot but uses a chart which pictures an English phrase, letter, word, and stylized representation of the first letter of the word. The Gouin Theme Method is Gestalt in approach as the entire sentences are…

Compared was the effectiveness of two methods of presenting the rules of deduction in studying certain portions of mathematics. The study, involving two sections of a general studies course in mathematics, was conducted during the winter and spring quarters at Southern Illinois University. Section A spent th e entire winter quarter making a formal…

A comparative study of first-grade reading instructional methods was undertaken with the support of the Granite School District Exemplary Center for Reading Instruction. This study was conducted in 19 schools of the district and involved approximately 1,295 students. Nine hypotheses concerning the various approaches used in reading instruction…

The effectiveness of four methods of speech instruction with third and fourth grade culturally deprived boys and girls was compared. The methods of instruction varied in regard to the manner in which they were developed and in sophistication from simple instructions on the operation of audiovisual equipment and materials to a commercially…

A quasi-experimental, factorial design was employed to determine the interactive effect of motivation, math preparation, and instructional method on achievement in a calculus course taught by two methods; personalized system of instruction (PSI) and the conventional method. (Author/STS)

Looks at three approaches to teaching interpersonal communication comparing their intellectual bases and pedagogic procedures, and advocates the humane scientific approach. (MH)

An experimental study involving 26 classroom units revealed that an instructional program developed for the research was over twice as effective as a teacher-centered approach for reviewing basic punctuation rules. (Author)

Reviews the present status of the initial teaching alphabet, compares British and American research studies, notes strengths and weaknesses and suggests further areas of research. Includes a pro-reaction and a con-reaction paper. Bibliography. (WB)

Considers reading instruction in the elementary and high school from the perspective of the interaction with the developmental status of the learner, the curricular demands, and the structure of the reading process. Discusses implications. Includes a pro-reaction and a con-reaction paper. Bibliography. (WB)