Applied behavioral analysis in education is expanding rapidly. This article describes the dimensions of applied behavior analysis and the contributions this technology offers teachers in the area of systematic applications, direct and daily measurement, and experimental methodology. (CJ)

Describes a British effort to aid the unemployed through a free course in English usage. The article discusses course content, publicity, and program progress. (CT)

Teaching is comprised of a series of skills needed to produce successful lessons. Reinforcement, feedback, lecturing, observation, and demonstration represent only a few of the skills. The segue is an advanced teaching skill which involves modifying the lesson plan, resulting in renewed interest and elimination of off-task behavior. (JN)

The influence of task explanation on strategy transfer was studied. When educable mentally retarded adolescents were trained to rehearse and given a minimal explanation of a directed forgetting task, the majority were found to maintain the strategy on trials identical to rehearsal, but they failed to generalize the strategy in other trials.…

A four-step process for the development of a system for the management of classroom behavior is presented. (PHR)

This experiment examines the impact of a higher-order question teaching strategy on student process (classroom behaviors) and product (achievement and attitude) variables. Results generally show some impact on student process variables but little positive impact on student product variables. (Author/JMF)

College students who preferred a highly structured classroom situation but were in a section with low structure had lower mean achievement than had other students. (Editor)

Proposes that students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) learn differently than other students. Discusses two studies of ADHD students. Concludes such students may learn better in the afternoon instead of the morning; with tactile and kinesthetic instructional resources; in soft illumination; with Multisensory Instructional…

Offers useful tips for teachers engaging students in classroom science activities. Emphasis is placed on creating and maintaining a learning environment that is conducive to all students learning. (ZWH)

This article explores 2 important aspects of metacognition: (a) how students monitor their ongoing performance to detect and correct errors and (b) how students reflect on those errors to learn from them. Although many instructional theories have advocated providing students with immediate feedback on errors, some researchers have argued that…

In this article, the author opines on teaching students in an easy, peaceful and happy manner. Realistically, however, this is not always possible. Oftentimes teachers labor over figuring out the reasons for children's strengths and attending to their needs. Here, she discusses the types of behaviors that may be exhibited by students during…

Teachers use different measures to hold students accountable for attainment of learning outcomes, task involvement, and appropriate behavior. Physical educators must have an effective plan for accountability in physical education because without teacher-imposed student accountability, student interests rather than teacher expectations dictate what…

Three dysfunctional behaviors of basic algebra students are described: Silence as Camouflage, Wing and a Prayer, and Ignorance is OK. These behavior patterns are explained, and beneficial teaching methods that address the weaknesses are presented.

In recent years, the blocked class schedule has replaced the shorter traditional schedule in high schools throughout the United States. In order to study this change, these researchers examined physical education teacher perceptions of their experience teaching on a block schedule compared to the traditional schedule. The views of fifteen physical…

This paper deals with a teaching approach aimed to help students become aware of targeted techniques of significance in problem solving. The teaching approach is to present a series of tasks that all can be solved by applying the same technique. Two levels of prompting are used; first for the students to realize solutions without necessarily being…