Researchers as well as others evaluating teachers or programs are often interested in the verbal and non-verbal behaviors related to the learning of students in classrooms. The Student Record of Behavior (StRoBe) is a classroom observation instrument designed to provide simple low inference information concerning student behaviors related to…

The Rutgers Train the Trainer Program (RTTP) is a 2-day intensive workshop for teaching noncareer prospective teachers. Seven essential principles of the program are as follows: (1) teachers of prospective teachers should model the elements of effective teaching; (2) teachers should adopt an overall approach to their students that centers on…

This text uses the unique Knowledge Structures (KS) Model developed specifically for those who teach and coach complex physical skills. The KS Model provides the framework for constructing a sport-specific curriculum based on all of the pertinent information needed to perform a sport or activity. The model is cross-disciplinary, integrating…

This multidisciplinary preschool nutrition education curriculum was written for use in the instruction of 3- to 5-year-olds in the National Head Start program. Introductory notes on cooking experiences for Head Start children and suggested menus for young children are followed by nine units. The curriculum incorporates a variety of teaching…

Despite scholarly disagreement about the nature and purposes of social studies education, the most widely adopted elementary social studies textbook series tend to be remarkably uniform, consisting of compendia of facts organized within the expanding communities curriculum structure. Content selection and explication tend to be guided primarily by…

In one university, bibliographic labs were developed to help students retrieve and evaluate sources in the disciplines of history and literature. The labs were designed not only to provide training in the skills necessary for preparing a research presentation and paper, but to build on the foundation of faculty-librarian-student collaboration to…

This curriculum guide to economics, advanced placement microeconomics and advanced placement macroeconomics in Fort Worth (Texas) schools contains the following materials: a statement of philosophy and broad goals for each content area; objectives organized around broad content goals or strands that define specific expectations for students,…

The first part of a parenthood education curriculum series intended for use in home economics classrooms, this module focuses on the decision to parent with two major competencies as goals: the ability to appraise the variety of responsibilities involved in being a parent; and the ability to utilize the decision-making process in determining if…

Five-year-old children's activity choices were examined in an early childhood classroom setting designed to foster interactive microcomputer activities. It was hypothesized that engaging and sustaining the children's active involvement with interactive computer experiences would be very difficult, due to their limited academic skills. Further, it…

The major goal of the Comprehensive Instructional Management System (CIMS) for mathematics is to provide the classroom teacher in New York City with a well-structured, objective-based curriculum. This first part of the manual for Level 2 includes varied numbers of modules for 12 topics: numbers and numeration; addition of whole numbers;…

The major goal of the Comprehensive Instructional Management System (CIMS) for mathematics is to provide classroom teachers in New York City with a well-structured, objective-based curriculum. This second part of the manual for Level 2 includes modules for 12 topics: numbers and numeration; addition of whole numbers; subtraction of whole numbers;…

For television to be used effectively, teachers need to reorganize their teaching to increase the children's interaction with the program material. One way of getting more participation is to preview and pre-record a program, stopping the replayed cassette at key points, questioning the class, and having them discuss the sequence just seen.…

This research sought to determine if male and female preservice teachers differ in their preference for college level course learning activities and teaching methods. A cross sectional method of data collection was used with a total sample of 549 students, 113 males and 436 females. Females expressed a significantly higher preference than males…

The book is intended to help educators become leaders in encouraging interagency cooperation and other community efforts to prevent child abuse. The first chapter discusses the school's role. Subsections consider: actions after reporting, communication with child protective services, sharing concerns, communication with parents, and education for…

The papers presented in this conference proceedings describe specific strategies and techniques that can be used to enhance and improve undergraduate psychology instruction. The following papers are included: (1) "Playing the Dating Game: An Experimental and Empirical Exercise on Sex-Roles," by Ann L. Saltzman; (2) "Small Group Research Experience…