This research examined the ways politically active secondary teachers, involved either in formal politics or in social movements, practiced citizenship education in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and Toronto, Canada. The author's aim was to explore the complex ways and multiple spaces in which these teachers' roles as both citizens and citizenship…

The broad aim of this research study was to provide comparative data which might help to evaluate the reliability and validity of three different methods of assessing teaching performance in a college of education. The methods were styled: Analytic, Profile and Global. (Author)

The relationship of several individual difference variables to achievement in college courses was investigated, using a sample of 500 freshmen and sophomores taking introductory psychology. (Editor)

The primary purpose of the study was the improvement of reading, listening and verbal comprehension skills through the use of six weeks of compressed speech during language arts classes. (Author)

Author looked at the innovatory work arising out of the Ford T Project. (Editor/RK)

This paper provides generalizations and ideas on what to look for when previewing software products designed for teaching or improving the keyboarding skills of elementary school students, a list of nine products that the MicroSIFT (Microcomputer Software and Information for Teachers) staff recommends for preview, and a table of features comparing…

The study reported here had two main aims: to collect data relating to verbal participation in 'conventional' tutor-led groups and to examine the feasibility of using leaderless groups in university teaching. (Author)

A REPORT WAS GIVEN ON THE ASSUMPTIONS, FORMS, SAMPLE INFORMATION, CODING PROCEDURES AND THE METHODS OF ANALYSIS USED IN EXPLORING THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER. A SUMMARY OF TERMINOLOGICAL DISTINCTIONS IS PRESENTED AS WELL AS EXPLANATIONS OF EXCEPTIONS AND NORMS. PREVIOUS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PERTINENT TO THIS AREA IS DISCUSSED AND LISTED.…

An electronic system has been developed by which individual multiple-choice responses from a large group of students can be recorded and analyzed for the teacher's information. The equipment includes individual sets of response buttons, computer processing of responses, and control unit for the instructor, and a control and display unit showing a…

A study of selected variables which have an effect upon achievement in shorthand dictation is the focus of this report. The relationship between competency in shorthand accuracy and achievement in shorthand dictation, is studied in Part I. Results of three word-list tests of 200 words each, administered to 135 students, indicated that success in…

The purpose of this study was to determine the present status and nature of the basic speech-communication course designed primarily for classroom teachers. Questionnaires were sent to 137 schools that appeared to offer the type of course under study. From the results of the survey, 94 courses were included in the study. Compilation and analysis…

The effectiveness of two techniques of teaching freshman composition is assessed. One technique is the use of extensive written comments on the cover sheet and pages of a theme to inform the writer of his strengths and weaknesses. The other is the use of one class period per theme for the discussion of two or three of the themes written for that…

The Phoenix Area Office exercises jurisdiction over 21 Bureau of Indian Affairs schools in a 3-State region--Arizona, California, and Nevada. Served in the agency schools are 2,381 students attending boarding schools and 2,046 students attending reservation day schools. The Fiscal Year 1973 Title I Project Synopsis is indexed by the 7 component…

Explains the use of graphic representations of abstract concepts in teaching college level sociology students about data analysis and research design. (Author/DB)