Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 6 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 48 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 107 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 225 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Location
| Australia | 14 |
| Canada | 11 |
| Texas | 10 |
| United States | 8 |
| California | 7 |
| Florida | 7 |
| New York (New York) | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Spain | 5 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Dynamic Indicators of Basic… | 2 |
| California Critical Thinking… | 1 |
| Fennema Sherman Mathematics… | 1 |
| Learning Style Inventory | 1 |
| North Carolina End of Course… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Does not meet standards | 1 |
Download full textWhite Plains Public Schools, NY. – 1969
This guide to establishing an adult basic education learning laboratory focuses on reading development with programed and self-directed instructional materials, with individualized as well as classroom instruction (Stage I), and on the use of audiovisual devices and software (Stage II) for individual, small group (cluster), and occasional large…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Bibliographies, Equipment
Swigart, Olive – 1962
Reflecting the mood of educational planners of the early 1960's toward the establishment of language courses in public elementary schools, this leaflet considers factors vital to the success of proposed FLES programs. Discussion centers on: (1) school readiness for the program, (2) justification for the proposed program, (3) scheduling, (4) choice…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Direct linkMerenbloom, Elliot Y.; Kalina, Barbara A. – Corwin Press, 2006
Today's schools are responding to the pressing need for positive student-teacher relationships that promote successful learning and prevent dropouts and violence. To meet this challenge, many secondary schools are reorganizing around smaller schools or "houses" and structuring longer blocks of learning time. Authors Elliot Y. Merenbloom and…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, School Schedules, Dropouts, Middle Schools
Marlow, Christine; Sallee, Alvin L. – 1987
Findings are presented of a study of some of the characteristics of nontraditional students in an undergraduate social work program, as compared to the characteristics of traditional students. Curriculum and service changes that social work programs can implement to accommodate some of the special needs of nontraditional students are also…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, College Curriculum, College Students
Guthrie, John T.; And Others – 1976
Questionnaires were sent to principals and teachers of second and sixth grade children who were part of an Educational Testing Service (ETS) study of compensatory reading programs; the data were combined and analyzed with the original ETS data to determine what effects instructional characteristics had on reading achievement. Within the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Conference Reports, Elementary Education, Grade 2
BURNS, REX S.; JONES, ROBERT C. – 1967
THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED AT THE CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE COLLEGE INDICATE THAT IN COMPARISON TO THE CLASSROOM LECTURE APPROACH TO COMPOSITION, THE LECTURE-TUTORIAL METHOD SAVES TIME AND RESULTS IN A SHARPER FOCUS OF SUBJECT MATTER AND A MORE INTENSE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PUPIL AND TEACHER. A CLASS OF 25 STUDENTS WAS GIVEN ONE HOUR PER…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Educational Research
Rapides Parish School Board, Alexandria, LAa. – 1967
The operational manual for teachers of adult education in the Rapides Education for Adult Development Program of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, sets forth procedures, policies, philosophies, and programs as a guide to be followed uniformly by all teachers of adult classes. Sections of the manual deal with the definition and legal foundations of the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Basic Education, Elementary Education, Equivalency Tests
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
This guide is addressed to teachers and/or school administrators who may have non-English-speaking Vietnamese and Cambodian children in their classrooms. The guide describes certain interference problems involved in learning a second language, as well as a number of psychological and cultural factors affecting the learning process. A suggested…
Descriptors: Cambodian, Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques
Hibbard, Allen – Foreign Language Association of North Dakota (FLAND) News, 1969
A description of the modular scheduling practices in the foreign language programs of the White Bear Lake, Minnesota secondary schools includes information on its general design, advantages, and problems. Following discussions of arrangements for scheduling, student-teacher contact time, classroom activities, more individualized instruction,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making, Educational Media, Educational Practices
Larson, Nola; And Others – 1994
Providing suggestions on how to develop an age-appropriate schedule for guiding children through daily transitions, this guide serves as an evaluative tool as well as a transition resource book. A transition is the movement of children between one activity or routine to another. Children are in transition during clean-up, while waiting for group…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
California State Univ., Chico. – 1989
The Freshman General Studies Thematic Program (GST) at California State University, Chico was established in 1973 to create a general education program for freshmen and to give faculty the opportunity to explore innovative teaching methods. What resulted was a 33-unit, year-long interdisciplinary course for 36 well-motivated, well-prepared…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Freshmen, Curriculum Design, Educational Environment
Ingram, Richard C.; Million, Steven K. – 1990
This discussion of the uniqueness of the middle school focuses on the characteristics of the early adolescent student. It is pointed out that the special needs of these students are infrequently met by the traditional junior high school. Middle schools should be characterized by six unique elements: (1) specific individual counseling; (2) a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Flexible Scheduling, Individual Development
Kuceris, Misty; Zakariya, Sally, Ed. – 1982
According to this publication, a school's most effective tool in encouraging student success may be its control over the time the student spends working on goal-oriented learning activities--that is, time on task. This document is intended to help school administrators understand the effects of their decisions on students' learning time and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
Benson, J. W. B.; Baker, P. J. – 1979
This resource book is designed to provide administrators, teachers and other educational personnel with a compendium of information derived from research and current educational practices which will facilitate the implementation of effective organizational and instructional strategies. A brief description of the common characteristics of children…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Park, Young – 1975
Traditional educational methods can no longer effectively meet the various needs and demands of the many diverse groups and individuals found in large metropolitan multicampus districts. Existing urban community colleges do not provide alternative services because they are limited in flexibility by state statutes and by the traditions of academia.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Services, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives
