Suggestions on how to enhance college teaching are provided. Lecturing is stressed as a critical component of teaching, and each lecture's introduction, main body, and conclusion must be correlated prior to any given lecture. Information on how to compose and give a lecture includes: what to put in an introduction; what can be done to help the…

Two methods to facilitate classroom management and initiate student responsibilities are presented. The first describes student responsibilities for making up missed tests or assignments. The second describes a student scorecard to help students keep track of their grades and act as a motivational technique. (MDH)

The development of the place value system and its universal use demonstrate the elegance and efficiency of mathematics. This paper examines the concept of place value by: (1) presenting the historical development of the concept of place value in the Hindu-Arabic system; (2) considering the evolution of the number zero and its role in place value;…

In the first part, both the rationale and the policies for allowing students to use notes during tests in an advanced class are presented. The second part contains suggestions for color-coding a grade book thus promoting efficient information retrieval and easier analyses of students' progress and/or grades. (JJK)

While researching the lives of well-known artists for a new unit in an art survey course, the instructor developed the idea of dressing in costume and presenting their lives in the first person. The primary goal of each lecture is to provide memorable information about the artist; a secondary goal is to integrate the social and political climate…

As one of a series of sharply focused booklets based on concrete educational needs, this booklet provides teachers with educational theory and research on evaluating classroom speaking and presents suggestions for the application of the theory in regular classroom situations. The section on theory and research begins by describing a model of the…

Techniques are described for teaching severely physically disabled persons to swim. Approaches begin with a discussion of water adjustment progression and proceed through achieving breath control, mobility, developing movement in a supine position, and developing recovery. The conclusion addresses such final steps toward independence as pool entry…

The article describes commercial as well as improvised and homemade equipment for teaching physically handicapped persons to swim. Descriptions address equipment for entering the pool (such as pool lifts, a transfer board, and a ramp); aids in the instructional process (kick boards, arm floats); and assorted games and materials (such as ropes,…

The article discusses approaches to the evaluation of severely and profoundly mentally retarded persons by recreational therapists. Considered are inventory assessments, medical profiles, interviews, and direct interactions with a client. The last phase of the evaluation process is summarizing and ordering the needs of the individual based on the…

Preparation for teaching dance to orthopedically handicapped students is discussed in addition to specific suggestions for teaching popular dance, square dance, folk dance, modern dance, and ballet. Dancing is seen as a way to give orthopedically handicapped students physical education success without competition. Recommended music for each type…

Three articles on fostering communicative competence in the English as a second language classroom are presented. In "How to Foster Communicative Competence," Sue Khyat examines the sociocultural aspects of communicating. A contribution from the Language Teaching Branch of the Australian Department of Education entitled "Integrating the Skills of…

Because of the wide and continuing interest in a previous issue on techniques for teaching works by Shakespeare, this journal issue presents 19 additional articles on a broad range of Shakespeare related topics. Following an introduction, the titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Making Changes/Making Sense"…

This report discusses techniques for analyzing children's responses to questions about stories as a means of improving reading comprehension. Various sections of the report discuss what knowledge it takes for a child to answer a question; types of questions that can be asked, including explicit, those requiring prior knowledge, and implicit; how…

This booklet is one of a series of teacher-written curriculum publications launched by the Bay Area Writing Project, each focusing on a different aspect of the teaching of composition. Introductory sections discuss writing fluency and the goals and procedures of a high school writing workshop for noncollege preparatory students. The work of three…

Focusing on some of the techniques classroom teachers are using to help students with reading comprehension, this report also highlights some of the research dealing with that area. The various articles in the report contain the following: a discussion of ways to teach inferential and critical reading skills; a discussion of "Research within…