Study examined relationships between teaching style and textbook use and the influence of teacher ideology on teaching style. Elementary, middle, and secondary teachers developed lessons related to a provided textbook and indicated beliefs about students, knowledge, and teaching. Three teaching styles (coverage, extension, and thinking) associated…

Case studies of four elementary teachers reveal that subjects have stable teaching styles but that flexibility exists within each style. Three individual styles, linked to how teachers use textbooks, are identified: text-coverage, text-extension, and text-thinking. Interview data reveal that the teachers have coherent ideologies consistent with…

This fastback examines the theory and practice of constructivist teaching and suggests how teachers can decide what form of constructivist teaching they might want to use. Constructivist teaching theory is explored under the headings "knowledge" and "humans." According to constructivist theory, knowledge is constructed by humans, it is conjectural…

Instead of employing a wide variety of teaching methods in the classroom, teachers should use only a few compatible methods. To choose these methods, teachers must clarify their own beliefs about basic elements of education and must assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of various methods in particular settings. (IW)

This article examines research on the teaching process and suggests actions to be taken by researchers and teacher educators to make research more relevant for classroom teachers. (JMK)

A study determined how direct instruction is being used and why it is being used the way that it is. Data were collected through observations and interviews from teachers and principals in 12 elementary schools involved in a school improvement project based, in part, on direct instruction. Results show that, in general, the elements of direct…