Social studies educators are encouraged to apply anthropological research to their understanding of classroom dynamics and the learning process. In 11 propositions, the contributions of anthropology to more effective teaching are explored. For each of these propositions, there are a number of relevant research questions to guide classroom…

The interest approach is a vital part of each lesson. Various motivational devices are discussed: photographs, specimens, publications, student experiences, gimmicks, demonstrations, and the multiple option problem. (MW)

Describes how case studies, involving written accounts of engineering jobs as they were actually done or problems as they were actually encountered, can be effectively used to motivate engineering students. (JR)

Five papers given at the International Reading Association conference held in conjunction with a National Council for the Social Studies conference in 1968 are presented in this work. Although each paper is addressed to a different subtopic, there is the common theme of the role that reading can play in social studies instruction. The subtopics…

The psychological background of the Carabo-Cone Method of teaching music, which is based on the theory that structured subject matter can be assimilated if translated into a concrete explorable environment is discussed. Comparison is made with other methods (Montessori, Dalcroze, Orff, Suzuki, and Kodaly), and the arrangement of the room as a…

This book is designed to aid teachers in sending students away from their instruction with a positive, rather than negative, attitude toward a subject or toward learning in general--an attitude which is essential if students are to use what they have learned and continue to learn more. The three-part book deals with the relationship between…

This document is one of a series designed to aid instructors in meeting the consumer-homemaker needs of low-income adult learners. The information contained in this part provides idea starters for developing ways to encourage the adult learner to broaden his experiences. The contents are mainly a presentation of 91 slides that suggests methods…

The primary thesis proposed in this article is that Black children, because of their home experiences and cultural factors, are more responsive to variety in teaching and learning formats and more intolerant of the monotonous ones of their mainstream counterparts. (Author/EB)

The Oregon System in Mathematics Education tries to rid teachers of their long-standing fear of math and help them see it as a useful, problem-solving tool. (Editor)

Methods used for teaching children to read could be the whole language approach, or the phonics approach, or maybe a balance of both. This paper is a discussion of appropriate and effective teaching practices through interesting methods such as music, the use of culturally diverse materials, and the role of toys and television as they relate to…

Studied the effect of collecting, correcting, and grading homework on student mastery of course content and the student activity and attitudes toward homework assignments. Concluded that there were no significant effects on academic achievement and students probably did not realize the importance of feedback in their homework activity. (CC)

Based on a paper given at the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), held in London December 30, 1970 to January 2, 1971. (VM)

Compares the behaviorist to a hunter and the humanist-educator to a fisherman, maintaining that the teacher of English may play both roles to his students' advantage and expressing concern over the shortcomings of an exclusively behavioristic approach. (RD)