Learners in the school setting need to become proficient spellers. Pupils need to perceive purpose in learning to spell any given set of words. Learners need to attach meaning to ongoing activities and experiences, and appropriate learning experiences must be provided by the teacher to assist each pupil to achieve stated ends. A method for pupils…

Spelling instruction should be multi-faceted and not tied to any special time of day. Teachers in a "spelling classroom" should demonstrate their fascination with words, encourage the exploration of words, and know that spelling is developmental. The spelling classroom can be identified by: (1) the print in the room and the children's…

The "Bulletin of the Caucus on Social Theory and Art Education" is an annual publication, with each issue devoted to a unified theme. The theme of this issue is the social ramifications of the teaching of art. This issue focuses on art teachers to gain a perspective on the art education process as a socially relevant experience. The volume…

The report presents findings from a 5-year investigation of teaching strategies and their effects on learning stages in severely handicapped students. Learning records of most of the students were found to resemble those of nonhandicapped learners, although some students demonstrated erratic variations in performance due to compliance problems. In…

This article presents seven teaching behaviors which have been organized into a sequential progression for utilization with undergraduate trainees prior to student teaching. (RC)

Discusses demeaning practices in the classroom and cites examples of research results which would help teachers respect children's rights and dignity. (ED)

Teachers involved in developing curriculum materials were more aware and critical of their own effectiveness in the classroom.

This article defended the position that schools represented bureaucratic organizations and described within them the teacher's role, defined the term inquiry, spelled out the implications and limitations which the bureaucracy placed on teacher-inquirers and dealt with a rationale for inquiry within these limits. (Author/RK)

A discussion of the effect of student evaluation feedback on instructor. (Author)

Article examines and challenges one particular aspect of the CBTE Model: the degree of emphasis, or lack thereof, on entry behavior. (Author)

Article considers the attitudes toward technology media of faculty at a California Community College in light of some of their basic attitudes toward the teaching process. (Author)

The present paper focuses on meaningful, task-related colleague interaction as a vehicle for improving the performance capabilities of teachers. (Author)

Discusses research on kinetic structure, a microstructure concept (concerned with sequential organization of individual verbal statements or individual behavior acts). (PEB)

A discussion of the effect of student evaluation feedback on instructor. (Author)