With the concept of the flipped classroom taking the teaching world by storm, research into its effectiveness, particularly in higher education, has been lacking. This research aims to rectify this by detailing the results of an experiment comparing student success in American Federal Government in a flipped classroom, a traditional, lecture-based…

The present study aimed at making a pedagogical exploration into listening comprehension skills and examining the problems faced by learners in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom situation at Jazan University, Jazan city, Saudi Arabia. To analyze the problems, two very important processes were considered; namely, top-down and…

The purpose of this research was to evaluate a collaborative concept-mapping technique that was integrated into coteaching in fourth-grade science classes in order to examine students' performance and attitudes toward the experimental teaching method. There are two fourth-grade science teachers and four classes with a total of 114 students…

David P. Ausubel (1963, 1968) has developed a psychology of meaningful reception learning which is intimately related to instruction as it typically occurs in schools. A key component of this psychology involves the hypothesized effects of advance organizers has not been adequately evaluated. Previous investigations, while of theoretical interest,…

If education is to be a process ever renewing itself, teachers should use the happening" as a process tool in the classroom. A description of four happenings" performed at the City College of New York in English literature classes. (Author)

THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN INSERVICE PROGRAM WHICH STRESSES THE STUDY BY A TEACHER OF A SINGLE SOCIALLY UNACCEPTED CHILD LEADS TO A DESIRABLE CHANGE IN THE ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR OF THE TEACHER. THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP CONSISTED OF 46 CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN 6 COUNTIES, WITH ONE UNACCEPTED CHILD IN EACH OF THE…

The end of school doldrums can be avoided if final week activities are well-planned and coordinated to include recreational and cultural events. (DS)

This report describes how something as conservative as an undergraduate course in eighteenth-century English literature can be changed by the application of new teaching techniques. (Author)

A discussion of the growing assumption that the theories and approaches of the Silent Way, Counseling-Learning, Total Physical Response, Comprehension Training, and Suggestopedia deal with trivial issues rather than with the primary substance of language teaching and learning examines the question of rigorous scientific experimentation with…

Explores the use of analogies while teaching important concepts in secondary content classrooms containing students of diverse abilities. Measures included students' knowledge of concepts, the numbers and types of analogies teachers used, and teacher and student satisfaction. Results reveal that teacher use of the routine led to increased student…

Takes the position that the organization and management of successful, progressive language arts programs play a role fundamentally different than the one they play in classrooms that might be called "traditional." Notes that in progressive classrooms, organization and management serve to promote and channel independent student movement, whereas…

A basic biology course, Fundamentals of Biology, was used as a sample course with which to measure the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary approach using three different teaching modes: audio-tutorial, a local public broadcasting station's television presentation, and a straight lecture presentation. The results and rationale of the experiment…