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Mikulecky, Larry, Ed.; Robbins, Ed., Ed. – Indiana Reading Quarterly, 1979
The eight articles in this publication focus on different approaches to reading instruction. Specific topics discussed include reading and the gifted child, teaching reading in a youth shelter, children's attitudes toward reading, teaching reading at the secondary level, secondary reading programs in Indiana, teaching test-taking strategies, the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedvan den Akker, Jan, Ed.; Verloop, Nico, Ed. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1994
The introduction and six articles of this special issue focus on curriculum evaluation in the Netherlands, reviewing approaches and results in the nation overall, and in the specific areas of physics, mathematics, and English. The use of innovative approaches and practice profiles is also explored. (SLD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices
Gilman, David Alan; Rafferty, Cathleen D. – NASSP Practitioner, 1995
Portfolios can demonstrate student mastery of material and their work with concepts and content, as well as their ability to link material with other knowledge. Portfolios can closely relate what students learn to what teachers believe they teach. The decision to use portfolios requires planning, professional development, decision making, and a…
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Attitudes
Crabbe, John K., Ed.; Crabbe, Katharyn F., Ed. – 1979
Reflecting the view that a single formula for revolutionizing the teaching of writing is unavailable, this publication of the New York State English Council presents a series of articles dealing with various topics in the teaching of composition in high school and college settings. Subjects discussed include the following: the use of fables in the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, English Curriculum, Essays
Download full textSuydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1982
Fourteen research reports related to mathematics education are abstracted and analyzed. Five studies deal with aspects of mathematics instruction, and there are four reports each on mathematics achievement and on two cognitive processes. The remaining items concern calculators, attitudes, and aptitude-treatment interaction. Research related to…
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1982
The articles in this journal issue examine the characteristics of student writing apprehension, and teaching methods to alleviate it. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Writing Anxiety: Reasons and Reduction Techniques" (Helen R. Heaton and Pauline M. Pray); (2) "Writing Anxiety and the Gifted Student…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Book Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education
Gubbins, E. Jean, Ed.; Siegle, Del, Ed. – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) Newsletter, 1997
These two newsletters of The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) present articles concerned with research on the education of gifted and talented students. The articles are: "NRC/GT: Research Should Inform Practice" (E. Jean Gubbins); "Building a Bridge: A Combined Effort between Gifted and Bilingual Education" (Valentina…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Mathematics Instruction
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1981
The articles in this journal issue explore the current status of writing instruction and scholarship. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "The Writing 'Crisis': What It Is and What It Ain't" (Rexford Brown); (2) "Freshman English Then and Now: A Report on Student Writing" (James DeMuth and Stephanie…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Freshman Composition
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1987
Abstracts and abstractors' critiques of six research reports related to preservice teacher education and instruction are presented. Aspects addressed in the studies include: (1) teaching strategy analysis models in middle school science education courses; (2) concerns-based adoption model (CBAM): basis for an elementary science methods course; (3)…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Ho, Kwok Keung, Ed. – New Horizons in Education, 2001
Articles in the May 2001 issue include the following: "Utilizing the Approach of Educational Evaluation on the Methodology of Research on Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature" (Chun Kwong Wong); "An Examination of the Binet Intelligence Test and Multiple Intelligence Constructs" (Kwok Cheung Cheung); "Developmental…
Descriptors: Art Education, Career Development, Child Development, Chinese
Portes, Pedro R., Ed. – Journal of the Society for Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1993
Issue 1 and 2 is a special issue devoted to the cultural-historical school of thought about mental development based on the work of Lev Vygotsky. The four articles that discuss a cross section of issues from the Vygotskyan Paradigm are as follows: "Mind as a Cultural Achievement: Implications for IQ Testing" (Michael Cole); "Children's Social…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adult Education, Attitude Change, Classroom Environment
Educational Forum: A Journal of Teaching, Learning & Professional Developent. Volume Two, Fall 1991.
Fideler, Elizabeth F., Ed. – Educational Forum, 1991
Focusing on the theme of classroom research, this journal presents selected proceedings from Massachusetts Bay Community College's Second Annual Colloquium on Undergraduate Teaching and Learning. The 11 presentations included are: (1) "Opening the Classroom Door," by Patricia Hutchings; (2) "Successful Maryland Methods," by Donna Kirkley; (3) "CAT…
Descriptors: Action Research, Age Discrimination, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research
Sarda, Lynn VanEseltine, Ed. – Perceptions, 1993
This document consists of the four issues of the journal "Perceptions" issued during the 1992/93 publishing year (volume 27). This journal deals with services for students with emotional disturbances. The Winter 1992 issue contains the agenda of a 1992 conference on "Educational Excellence with Diminishing Resources" sponsored by the Association…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education
Fehring, Heather – 1987
Part of the Australian "Reading Around Series," this document offers a set of guidelines for fostering cooperative learning in a language arts classroom. The problems with competitive and/or individual learning, and the reasoning behind cooperative learning, are presented in the first section of the document. The second section outlines…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Competition, Cooperation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 26 titles deal with a variety of topics including the following: (1) multicultural representation in children's books, (2) moral education through literature, (3) the effect of death awareness on the protagonists of selected…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Characterization
