Educational research is said to influence classroom teaching by affecting the design of curricular materials, providing a model of human learning, and furnishing data applicable to solutions of particular problems. (GW)

A survey revealed that to be effective, adult educators should counsel and refer, develop flexible learning activities, understand the adult learner's point of view, and vary class routine and pace. A model of an effective adult educator was developed from the data. (WL)

There always has been a problem with grouping practices in reading programs. The complexity of the interaction between readers, texts, and the contexts in which reading takes place often is ignored by educational decisions that suggest that one program, set of materials, instructional technique, or grouping arrangement can address the needs of all…

This book describes the strategies and related practices employed by open and effective principals to enhance teachers and their work with students. Principals' goals in using the strategies and the specific consequences for teachers are fully described. Each chapter closes with a set of guidelines for the reader's consideration. The book…

High schools need to be redesigned to meet the needs of today's youth. School administrators and teachers must engage others in the community in the enhancement of the education and development of teens. This new concept of a learning experience for youth must recognize that there are multiple teachers and caring adults and resources available…

Throughout the history of mathematics education, many studies have attempted to determine what constitutes "good" mathematics teaching and how such teaching can be put into practice. Missing in the literature, however, are the voices of secondary mathematics teachers and how they define good mathematics teaching. This study contributes to the…

Presented criteria for an individualized instructional program and, as well, examined a traditional model of instruction. (RK)

A discussion of four dimensions to teacher education 1) instructional; 2) personal; 3) professional; and 4) community. Emphasis of article is on the instructional dimension. (Author/HB)

At Cornell University Medical College one 3-hour session in dermatology is required during the second year. A teaching exercise has been developed that combines a lecture, laboratory exercises, and presentations of patients. (Author)

This article reports a study designed to appraise teaching styles though students' perceptions. (Author)

A matrix, developed for the purpose of generating research interest in geographic learning, was formed by imposing three categories of cognitive behavior (perception, language, and thinking) upon four geographic concepts (spatial, area studies, land/man, and earth science). (Author/JB)

An inexpensive, simple mechanical model of a fault can be produced to simulate the effects leading to an earthquake. This model has been used successfully with students from elementary to college levels and can be demonstrated to classes as large as thirty students. (DF)

The psychological concept of cascading chains of responses is introduced as an explanatory mechanism for the enhancement of acquisition of extended trends and sequences in science and the efficacy of using verbal models in science teaching. The author suggests that the validity of his theory can be tested empirically by using suitable multi-trial…

The authors satirically present the concept that the teacher should set the example for his students. (MF)