Sources of communication breakdown in the lecture aspect of teaching are discussed, and a communication model is given as a diagnostic instrument to aid the teacher. (DB)

Presented are several successful techniques used by practicing teachers of English composition to minimize the pain of paper grading, composition evaluation, and revision, for both students and teachers. (KC)

Reprints an article originally published in 1945. Discusses, in outline format, the purpose, general characteristics, organization, administration, and teacher personnel of post-World War II secondary schools, as well as their relationship to higher education, the place of federal government, the readjustment of veterans and war workers, the place…

The necessity for having grades as a source of motivation is stressed. (CK)

Presents a 10-statement true-false "test" on the effects of teachers upon student achievement and explains why each statement is false. (FL)

Explains how teachers in the Freeport, Illinois School District began teaching to individual learning styles to ensure that all of their students performed well in school. Notes that the teachers insisted that students learn differently from one another. Concludes that once students understood what they were required to learn and could work…

Examines the assumptions, the roles of teacher and learner, the resources needed, the methods of evaluation, and the weaknesses of four categories of instruction--expository, demonstration, inquiry, and individualized--in order to determine which strategy is most appropriate for a given set of conditions. (MS)

Describes a study that was conducted to determine the effectivenss of training teacher evaluators in lesson plan analysis, classroom observation techniques, and supervisory conference skills. (HOD)

Notes that overcoming the language barriers that science presents is more difficult for English as a Second Language (ESL) students. Identifies how teachers can ground their instruction and assessment in an understanding of the ways that students' educational backgrounds intersect with the content and language demands of science. Outlines…

Describes a curriculum model designed to clarify some issues involved in individualized instruction. Its intent is to sort through the vast array of programs developed for individualization and to achieve a better understanding of the concept of individualized learning. Based on informal and formal approaches, the model contains: goals and…

Reports the findings of a study that assessed teachers' perceptions of (1) how and when they were supervised or evaluated, (2) what effect teacher unions had on these processes, (3) how they learned how well they were doing in the classroom, and (4) what direct or indirect effects supervision or evaluation had on their teaching activities. (HOD)

The author suggests 15 ways in which teachers may improve student attitudes toward writing and teacher attitudes toward the evaluation of student writing. (KC)

Notes that the curriculum standards under development by the National Council for the Social Studies incorporate authentic learning assessment tasks and suggest ways that civic participation experiences can be included and the subsequent learning assessed. Discusses instruction and assessment opportunities involving citizenship education. (RS)