The purpose of this publication is to present methods designed to develop a greater awareness of the affective domain and to examine the way children's literature and poetry is used at school and at home. The 12 articles provide information about the following topics: developing an awareness of attitudes, examining approach-avoidance behaviors in…

This instrument, developed and field-tested since February 1969, can be used to describe teacher behaviors during classroom teaching, planning, and evaluation and diagnosis. It is designed for use by a team of clinicians, the number depending on the purpose for which the instrument is used, e.g., to develop teacher descriptions for use in…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of an empirical investigation carried out in an experimental school in Finland called Alppilan Yhteislyseo. The experimental group consisted of 119 pupils whose average age at the end of the experiment was 15.8 years. The experimental period in algebra started in grade 7 and…

This study found an effective device for supplying preservice teachers with desirable affective behavior role models through the use of personal autobiographical recall techniques. (LH)

Examines whether there are ways in which teaching can cater to the preferences of both sexes without prejudicing the success of either. The findings of two studies suggest the importance of addressing the different responses of boys and girls to particular classroom situations and the different learning strategies they employ. (10 references) (CK)

Investigates the effects of individual versus cooperative learning on different aspects of 373 fifth-grade students' functioning: (1) cognitive; (2) affective; (3) metacognitive; and (4) social. Reports strong positive effects of cooperative learning on achievement and positive effects of cooperative learning in the cognitive level. (CMK)

Enjoyment and mood affection are considered to be main targets of intervention to promote physical activity (PA). Health education based on PA is seeking to explore the factors that affect children to foster and retain healthy habits. This study recognizes that the teaching methodology is crucial and attempts to investigate the effect two…

This paper investigates the application of some of the most frequently used writing error correction techniques to see the extent to which this application takes learners' cognitive and affective characteristics into account. After showing how unlearned application of these styles could be discouraging and/or damaging to students, the paper…

This discussion asserts that there is no significant difference between traditional instruction and remedial/developmental instruction in improving the academic achievement of skill-deficient students. Because the cognitive style of each learner reflects how learning tasks are approached and completed, matching strategies are needed that deal with…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among teachers' goal orientations, structure (amount of directiveness provided by the teacher), and observable classroom behaviors to determine: (1) if teachers with different goal orientations differ in verbal and nonverbal affective responses; and (2) if teachers with different goal…

Recent research that has attempted to define the good language learner can also yield information about the good language teacher. While it remains clear that there is much variation among learners, the following characteristics have been distinguished as identifying the good language learner: (1) field independence in classroom or tutored…

This paper aims to identify and to understand the role of the logical, the affective and the ethical dimensions of knowledge in the online interactions of post-secondary teachers and students. By understanding how these dimensions are interwoven, I intend to demonstrate that the instructor?s course design and teaching strategies must take them…

Investigated the effects of the following strategies on high school students' response to literature: (1) creative drama exercises; (2) teacher-directed lecture discussions; and (3) self-directed small groups. Found no significant differences; however, there was adequate evidence to support creative drama as a viable learning approach. (PD)

Discusses the use of case studies in the development of professional competence for students in a colloquium in Business Administration at Boricua College, New York (New York). The case study provides an integration of elements that develops personal and professional values in addition to subject content knowledge. (SLD)

Argues that by addressing social and emotional learning within the classroom, college faculty can foster the scholarly as well as interpersonal growth of students. Suggests that sensitivities and learning within the affective domain are strongly linked to the efficacy of a successful collegiate experience. (Contains 20 references.) (NB)