Grades and final exam scores for 99 students from 2 community colleges and student evaluations of 5 business instructors were examined. There was no significant relationship between learning style/teaching style match and student success. A significant relationship existed between course grades, final exam scores, instructor evaluations, and grade…

Analyzed the amount of activity, intensity of activity, and attitudes of participants in Czech high school physical education classes taught using different teaching styles and dance forms. Measurements of heart rate and dance intensity and student surveys indicated that teaching style and dance form significantly impacted the intensity and volume…

Reports the results of a survey of Wisconsin secondary social studies teachers designed to answer the question: To what extent do teachers use simulations? Describes the study designed to replicate an earlier survey of Ohio teachers in 1979 by J.J. Blaga. Compares the results of the two surveys. Concludes simulation use has increased. (RW)

Examines the relationship between instructional practices which teachers use and current theories of literacy development. Shows that the "fit" between current theories of literacy development and the traditional basal approach is inadequate. Addresses the role of critical thinking in transforming teachers' perspectives about the reading process…

Develops an 18-category Explanation Appraisal Schedule (EAS) for the analysis of teaching effectiveness in the expository mode. Describes the validation procedures with the worksheet of the EAS. Reports that the EAS provides a discriminating instrument for use in analyzing teaching effectiveness. (Author/YP)

Explained are differences in communication, perception, arousal, and motivation for both teaching and learning styles. Experiential education is distinguished from experiential learning, and salient educational strategies are integrated into the educational cycle. (Author/CW)

Describes six primary grade teachers' beliefs which guide their teaching practices within an exploration of child centered programs. Seven graduate students viewed a video which illustrated and described child centeredness in different settings and described what they perceived as teachers' interpretations of child centeredness. (RJC)

In a comparison of two early childhood teachers, Teacher N's environment was open and soft with complex and super units. But Teacher N failed to interact with the children. Although Teacher K's setting was closed, hard, and simple, she had good rapport with the children. (RJC)

Describes effects of field dependent and independent cognitive styles on teachers' instructional behaviors and compatibility between student and teacher. (RJC)

The article describes teacher management and helping styles appropriate to develop self control in students having learning, social, and emotional impairments. Four styles (moral, compensatory, medical, and enlightenment) are compared. Obstacles to effective management are identified and include student factors, teacher attitudes, and…

Data from 24 mothers and fathers who worked separately with their 3-year-old children on difficult block construction, matrix classification, and story retelling tasks were consistent with the hypothesis that authoritative parents may obtain some of their reported success in cognitive skill socialization by using a tutoring style that is more…

Presents a transcription from a recording of Dr. Gerald M. Phillips' last lecture, describing his philosophy of teaching, why he used computers, and how he introduced technology into his course on small group communication. (Author/JKP)

Discusses issues to consider when developing a faculty training program for interactive distance education. Topics include the technology; administrative considerations; the concept of an instructional team; and instructional planning, including the use of copyrighted instructional materials and teaching styles. (LRW)

Argues that how and why a particular range of texts are selected, read, and taught determines the extent to which they contribute to a pupil's development. Shows how the teaching of John Keats's "Isabella or the Pot of Basil" and paintings by William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais meet the challenges of the new Order for English.…

Women engaging in outdoor activities tend to be more supportive of each other and more willing to express their feelings and apprehensions about adventurous settings than are men. It is important for women to have strong female leaders as role models. Instructors should be aware that women's learning styles and learning curves differ from men's.…