Study examined how learning computer applications in group settings affected individual achievement and attitudes, noting group processes demonstrated by students in a college computer course who participated in individual or group conditions. Pre- and posttesting indicated no between-group differences in achievement or attitude, suggesting group…

Presents several classroom-tested model cooperative mathematics activities, ranging from simple to highly structured, for all grade levels. Some of the activities are creating and solving problems from the newspaper; playing team-building games; exploring with fractions; and working on grouping and informal computation using a jar full of candy…

Students can fall behind early in reading and never catch up. Hoboken (New Jersey) teachers are using Reading Recovery, an innovative New Zealand program, to provide low-achieving first graders with daily tutoring sessions for 18 to 22 weeks. Reading Recovery offers confidence-building strategies that combine skill-and-drill and whole-language…

Offers four activities ("Friendship Concentration," the "Rubberband Journal," a "Cube of Friendship," and the "Electronic Journal"), which give students opportunity to communicate visually and in written form. (MG)

This study examined specific math practices utilized by 25 teachers in gifted preschool/kindergarten programs. Results indicated that most respondents used unstructured activities in small groups when providing math instruction. Although some concepts generally introduced to older students were taught, concepts of time and measurement were rarely…

Describes a system of teaching English as a Second Language to infants and children that has been tested in Israeli primary schools. Topics discussed include learning spoken English only; starting at as early an age as possible; learning in smaller groups; and the use of audio courses and accompanying printed materials. (Contains six references.)…

Describes an activity in which students use actual weather data to construct statistical experiments to determine whether a particular month of the year is colder than in the past. Students work in groups to make generalizations, formulate hypotheses, apply statistical methods to test the hypotheses, and draw conclusions. (MDH)

Active learning modules offer secondary students the opportunity to participate in the excitement of invention before getting "turned off" by the heavy course loads required of majors in science and technology. Instead of slogging through controlled, predictable lab exercises, students can become active producers by working collaboratively on…

Four methods for large group instruction differ in control and coordination dimensions: (1) centralization with mutual adjustment; (2) centralization with standardization; (3) decentralization with standardization; and (4) decentralization with mutual adjustment. Other factors to consider include class size and interests of various constituencies:…

Describes a class exercise in which student teams answer questions about meetings, after which the class discusses and analyzes results. Shows how this leads students to understand how the interplay of ideas, personalities, and environment--the ecology--of a meeting contributes to productivity in group process, and understand the need to…

An effective team-based, group-oriented personal development from a woman's perspective course explores the effects of several issues on the re-entry woman: the role that society and culture play in influencing women's vocational choices; women's roles; the economic necessity of work; stress; and relationships. A team-based approach provides a…

Socially assisted group learning was evaluated in terms of its effectiveness in promoting fourth-grade students' solution of complex two-step word problems. Suggests that those in the socially assisted learning condition used labeled representations in problem solving more effectively and deduced implied information earlier and more often than…

Describes a year-long multicultural training seminar for psychology and social work interns in a university counseling center. Discusses the experiential, cross-disciplinary, peer-based multiformat structure of the group. Reviews the foundational philosophy, week-to-week mechanics, and trainee reaction over the last seven years of conducting the…

Reprints an article originally published in 1951. Argues that the group method should not be foisted on young teachers as the only way to teach. Notes that the group method requires a great deal of preparation and much teacher direction. Suggests that smart teachers will continue to use a variety of teaching methods. (RS)

This article discusses different types of instructional grouping for teaching reading skills to students with learning disabilities, including whole-class instruction, small-group instruction, peer pairing and tutoring, and one-on-one instruction. After discussion of each groping format, implications for practice are highlighted, particularly…