This teaching guide presents a description of the inquiry method as applied to the study of India. Some specific techniques are presented that might be employed to use India-related materials for secondary level Asian studies. The inquiry learning method is emphasized, in contrast to most materials on the study of India which offer a traditional,…

This guide, designed for use by educators and interpreters, outlines principles and techniques for effective talks and discussions. Four main headings are included. The first, Introduction, describes the major premises of the guide, mainly (1) teaching is an art as well as a skill; (2) teaching involves a relationship between teacher and learner…

The handbook is part of a series on legal services for the elderly which can be provided by senior citizens functioning as paralegals. It is designed to assist trainers in preparing paralegals and covers the following areas: (1) planning a training program--trainees; trainers; setting; materials, equipment, and props; program content; scheduling;…

This module and the associated activities are designed to assist the student teacher in recognizing and in implementing three different instructional strategies. The competencies to be acquired are in lecture-recitation, guided discussion, and inquiry. Readings and activities are directed in such a way as to assist students to understand the…

Guidelines are provided in this handbook for secondary level teachers on how to develop and use case studies in their social studies and economics classes. Among the contents are the following: (1) a description of the case study method and its educational goals; (2) the act of case discussion; (3) questioning techniques to use and sample…

Presents 19 guidelines for developing children's comprehension skills, addressed to elementary teachers and to parents of preschoolers (53 references). (SJL)

Ask-It-Rite (AIR) is a strategy for improving student teacher questioning and classroom discussion. The procedure allows a class to identify and correct factors, primarily of a social nature, which may be impeding healthy interaction. This manual is meant to accompany two training tapes of the AIR procedure, one for secondary school and one for…

This is the leader's guide and training materials for conducting workshops on an instructional system which utilizes the process of inquiry. The guide is designed for leaders of these workshops and lists the leader's activities. It is organized according to the 18 major workshop experiences, referred to as subset. Each subset guide is organized…

This book is designed to aid instructors or potential instructors in presenting information in an inservice training session so that it will be meaningful to all concerned. The book contains general information on the learning process, motivation of the student, methods of instruction, and physical facilities, and training aids, as well as control…

This twelfth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the skills needed to employ oral questioning techniques. Introductory sections relate the competency dealt with here to others in the program and list both the enabling…

This self-instructive workbook focuses upon teacher-initiated questioning strategies and the relationship of the strategies to students' thinking. It utilizes written materials, audiotapes, videotapes, and students in the classroom. The goals of the workbook are to enable the teacher to (1) identify and classify types of questions in terms of…

The Scottish Discussion Skills Project, conceived in 1981, is described in this booklet. Following an introduction that explains the context of the project, the booklet provides a summary of four educational reports that were the basis for the project, and defines the concept of discussion. The remainder of the booklet is divided into two parts.…

This document is a detailed module for instructing teacher trainees in the test development process. Upon completion of the package, the student is expected to be able to (1) identify pre-planning steps in test construction, (2) apply the two-way grid method of item classification, (3) develop and evaluate test items, and (4) apply item analysis…

This student guide is part of a learning module on the language concept of feedback related to effective teaching, which was developed as part of the Utah State University Protocol Materials Project. The complete module consists of the student guide, a protocol film, and testing materials. The student guide contains: (a) an introduction to…

This booklet provides methods that teachers can use to analyze questioning techniques and suggests ways that teachers can develop variety in the type of questions they ask. Both Bloom's "Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain," and the Question Category System for Science are discussed as systems for classifying…