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| Cunningham, James W. | 2 |
| Cunningham, Patricia M. | 2 |
| Stewart, William J. | 2 |
| Krabbe, Mark A. | 1 |
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| Olmo, Barbara G. | 1 |
| Rogers, Erleen Joiner | 1 |
| Romein, Tunis | 1 |
| White, Robert H. | 1 |
| Wilen, William W. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedOlmo, Barbara G. – Clearing House, 1976
Article focused on current programs dealing with the future, and the development of students so that they can better understand the problems of today as the challenges of the future. (RK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Futures (of Society), Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedMcCollum, Dannel – Clearing House, 1976
Map reading offers insights into a kind of literacy and communication area which involves the printed word with pictorial and symbolic representations. A method for developing basic skills in map reading within the confines of the classroom was described. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Map Skills, Maps, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedRomein, Tunis – Clearing House, 1976
A teacher describes his experiences in attempting to instruct middle school students to understand logic. (RK)
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Logic, Middle Schools, Sentence Structure
Peer reviewedRogers, Erleen Joiner – Clearing House, 1976
In order to meet the differing needs of students, a program utilizing three different levels of instruction with two different curriculums under each level was developed at Christian County High School in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Grading, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedCunningham, Patricia M.; Cunningham, James W. – Clearing House, 1977
Sequencing is essential to survival in the real world and in the content-subject school world. It is also the hidden agenda in many content-area classrooms. If students are to improve their sequencing ability, teachers must become aware of the hidden, sequencing requirements in their curriculum. Describes some simple exercises for helping students…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Group Activities, Learning Activities, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedStewart, William J. – Clearing House, 1975
Author focused on the failures of many middle schools to realize their potential and criticized existing programs designed for middle schools while offering solutions to correct such programs. (RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Problems
Peer reviewedCunningham, Patricia M.; Cunningham, James W. – Clearing House, 1983
Argues that sequencing is the hidden agenda in many content area classrooms. Suggests that, if students are to improve their sequencing ability, teachers must become aware of the hidden, sequencing requirements in their curricula. Describes exercises for helping students become better sequencers. (FL)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Group Activities, Learning Activities, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedKrabbe, Mark A. – Clearing House, 1976
Considers the problem of making both literature and composition meaningful to the student and shows that each is related to and in part dependent upon the other. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, High School Students, Reading Skills, Student Characteristics
Peer reviewedStewart, William J. – Clearing House, 1988
Asserts that the sudden insights that characterize intuitive thinking are as important in effectuating learning as analytical thinking. Claims that intuitive thinking enables students to comprehend complex relationships better, to put things into better perspective, to generate new ideas, and to perceive more ways to integrate facts, concepts, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Intuition
Peer reviewedWhite, Robert H. – Clearing House, 1977
Long aware of the correlation between various skills, English teachers need suggestions for systematically relating these skills to each other and to course objectives. Here are six suggestions for developing reading skills in the English classroom. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Charts, English Instruction, Language Skills, Program Development
Peer reviewedWilen, William W. – Clearing House, 1973
The intention of this article is to focus on why students' preferences should be considered an integral part of the total evaluation of the inquiry approach and how students' preferences can be ascertained. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Educational Strategies, Evaluative Thinking


