Why is it important to teach literary understanding? It is through reading, thinking, and discussing literature that students find alternative ways to gain knowledge and solve problems. Through sharing of understandings, they learn not only important content but also cognitive, critical, and social strategies needed for success in academic…

The fourth goal in the 1989 "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is for students to learn to communicate mathematically. The call for this implies that students should be given opportunities to use all communication vehicles available. Writing journals is a…

The rise of distance education classrooms in colleges and universities call for attention to the difference in communicative strategies need from a regular classroom. This study examined the concept of classroom communication apprehension (CCA) and the distance classroom. Ninety-two students from three different classes participated in this study.…

The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive and cohesive guide for the use of small, frequency modulated sound-field FM amplification systems in classrooms. The book addresses both theoretical and practical issues with an emphasis on application of information to real-world situations. Worksheets and checklists are included at the end…

As educational researchers continue to discover and appreciate the merits of a qualitative approach, interest in classroom discourse as a useful interpretive resource for making sense of teaching and learning has grown tremendously, especially the use of transcripts. The principal purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the primary benefit of…

Teachers have always understood the critical significance of good teaching to their students' learning. However, the practical question for teachers is what this looks like in actual classroom lessons and how they shape a culture of authentic learning in schools, which prepares young people for tomorrow's world. Essentially, this paper establishes…

The purpose of this study was to examine the discourse in two different group-work contexts in a diverse Algebra 1 class to better understand what and how students working in small groups learn through talking about mathematics. The researcher gathered data in four categories: participant observation, interviews, collection of artifacts, and…

The paper elaborates on communication techniques that can promote a sense of community in both the conventional classroom and online community college courses. To help students acquire a sense of recognition by their instructor, a personal note from the instructor acknowledging a student's improvement or expressing concern about a student's lack…

Discusses the learning process and language usage in the English classroom, building on a theory of language originated by Alfred Korzybski. (RB)

Author concludes that although specific movement patterns and postures change from one setting to another, the same general kinds of motions are used to serve or support the major pedagogical functions in open and self-contained situations. (Author/CB)

Considers the educational environment necessary for stimulating creative expression in students and the attitudes that will allow such expression. (RK)

To reduce the cost of in-the-school experiment, this study, which is an attempt to quantify redundancy in a learning situation, was carried out using a numerical procedure. The variables include student I.Q., lesson time, wasted time, teacher experience, and redundancy. (Author/CB)

Educator outlines a program designed to build up a corps of dedicated professionals who not only can teach but also are able to fill the role of supervising teachers. (Author/RK)

Article describes how to use deliberate nonverbal methods of communication for better learning experiences. (Author/RK)