This paper focuses on efficacy beliefs with respect to teaching mathematics; it aims at testing and validating an existing scale for measuring efficacy beliefs in the domain of mathematics, examining the development of preservice teachers' efficacy beliefs in mathematics during fieldwork, and identifying factors that contribute to the development…

This paper presents a class activity which aims to help students prepare both for the intellectual and the interpersonal work. On the first day of class, students are asked to read and reflect upon "Listening to Understand." Subsequently, they are then asked to discuss their responses in a small group and then later on in a large group discussion,…

Colored construction paper was used to develop an interesting, creative experience for elementary and high school students, who learned to appreciate and to understand the torn paper innovation in art. Examples of this tearing technique are found in works by Picasso, Motherwell, Vincenti, and Matisse. (Author/RK)

IDEAS INCLUDED ARE THE PRODUCTS OF AN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP HELD TO STUDY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED CHILDREN. A PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED STUDENT AND TO PROVIDE ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES FOR ALL CHILDREN. IMPROVEMENT WAS SOUGHT IN THE SKILLS OF ABSTRACT THINKING, ORGANIZATION,…

The purpose of this research was to analyze the effects of a teaching methodology on the question-asking behavior of elementary school children. A fifth grade social studies class was chosen as the site of this experiment. The teacher, aided by two interns, divided the class of 24 into three equal groups. The group controlled by the teacher was…

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)

Ideas, suggestions and activities for preschool through the early primary grades. This issue focuses on the use of fairy tales and folktales to stimulate student learning. (Editor/RK)

The author suggests that it is time to teach writing with a holistic approach that will produce students who can write and read equally well, and, if commercial publishers do not create well-focused writing programs, that teachers should develop their own instructional materials. (Author/RK)

Contends that history is a discipline with a great potential which could be exploited in the service of art education. Proposes that this potential be tapped by extending our notions of the educational functions of history and our conceptions of what past events might be seen as historically significant, and by learning to recognize historical…

Teaching experiences in an undergraduate social work education course in theory and methods are described. Emphasis has been on finding ways to help students discover the meaning of information and experience to themselves as potential social workers. (Author/LBH)

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…

Stresses importance of making the social studies curriculum challenging for gifted students. Recommends differentiating between content and process, and discusses a variety of approaches and techniques relevant to a variety of classroom situations. Emphasis is placed on developing higher-level thinking skills in the gifted classroom. (BR)

Reviews selected research on spelling from grade 1 through college, examines the implications and suggestions for instruction; and describes specific activities that teachers may introduce to developing spellers. Reports that both systematic instruction and exploratory learning environments contribute significantly to spelling improvement. (KH)

This document details the planning process and briefly discusses the experiences of faculty and students in two distinct paired-course learning communities at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania). One learning community paired a critical reading course with principles of sociology, while the other paired a freshmen composition…

This paper argues that the creation of communities of literacy practice in classrooms can contribute to students' development of learnings of and about language, literacy, and texts. Such development can occur when literacy learning is seen as a social practice shaped by complex and dynamic participants and events. In these communities,…