Six- and seven-year-old children in Soviet Georgia learned the Russian language in prolonged day programs by means of experimental teaching techniques. The teaching methods involved two major principles: (1) only Russian was used throughout the teaching/learning situation; and (2) instruction was through children's "nonlearning"…

Provides a sample of the type of practical teaching behaviors that have emerged from the current research on teaching. (JOW)

The author presents a model comprised of target behavior, stimulus, e.g., contingency, and instructional process, which may affect generalization with severely handicapped students. The literature relating to each component is summarized, and empirically validated suggestions for implementation are offered. (MC)

Discusses the personal experiences of an early childhood education teacher in reconciling behaviorism and humanism. Some specific illustrations of the compatibility of the two approaches are given. (MS)

Attention should be paid to the normal affective needs of the handicapped child. (DB)

This book explores the power of educators to serve as HIV and AIDS prevention agents. The definitive text represents the work of a distinguished panel of teacher educators and health scientists who identify core information and skills effective educators of HIV and AIDS prevention should learn as they prepare to attend to the academic and human…

This book looks at the field of special education with regard to students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Specifically, it reflects on some of the important events and people that have shaped the field of special education. This book not only recalls prominent events and individuals, it also seeks to draw reasonable connections from past…

This survey is aimed to determine the effective teacher behaviors that the students feel are more likely to contribute to their academic success. For the purpose of the study first, a stratified random selection 100 undergraduate students within Ankara University during 2004-2005 school year were asked to list the teacher classroom behaviors they…

This literature review explores the issue of disruptive students in the classroom and offers suggestions and possible solutions to the problem. The review was divided into three major areas: (1) definitions and characteristics of disruptive students; (2) reasons why students misbehave; and (3) suggestions and solutions for solving the problem. The…

By using analogies, artists and engineers have made many imaginative creations; moreover, when ninth-grade vocational students received training in synectics (an analogy-based technique) there was a highly significant increase in their originality and elaboration (Torrance creative-thinking tests), and their approach to shop projects and careers…

Although traditional methods have been useful in teaching values, these methods have not resulted in deep commitments; suggests schools develop plans to instruct students in value selection. (Author/RB)

Describes a method for helping children with learning disorders to improve their academic performance. (RK)

Several suggestions concerning affective teaching methods are made based on Hesse's novel, Siddartha.'' (MM)

Explains why the practice of round-robin oral reading leads to frustration, rejection and failure for slower students, boredom for better students. (DR)