The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of behavioral objectives in teaching poetry to ninth graders results in understanding on all cognitive levels and response on all affective levels. Four heterogeneously grouped ninth grade classes were randomly selected and assigned so that all four classes were involved in testing, and…

A comparative analysis was made of academically experienced and inexperienced students in a college level counseling education program to determine the influence of practical experience in counseling. Findings indicated that most students in both groups benefited by receiving counseling skills training. (Author/DB)

Describes a teaching module on special relativity in which priority is given to attitudinal objectives as opposed to objectives of content. Explains the implications of this for methodology and course structure, and discusses the course material together with some conclusions and evaluations of the module. (Author/GA)

Describes a self-awareness process that enables the teacher to teach cognitive coping rather than to discipline children. The process involves playing the Okazi Word Game, keeping a coping diary, the teacher coding his own behavior as well as the childrens using the Coping Behaviors Index, and task analysis. (Author/AM)

Emphasizes the need in communication education to balance the teaching of specific terminal behaviors with the teaching of cognitive learning. Suggests teaching methods for implementing cognitive goals in the classroom. (MH)

Considered conceptual learning in music education and its meaning for students. (RK)

Results obtained from the research were inconsistent, indicating no support for the thesis that objectives aid learning. Research recommendations are submitted, with conclusions drawn reflecting the positive attitudes toward presenting objectives. (JB)

The author sauggests that present inquiry methods are often missing their goal and offers a technique to engage students in creative inquiry. (Author)

An instructor and two participants at a one-week intensive workshop in a camp situation affirm its value. This type of workshop or course can provide the affective aspects and the cognitive skills needed for effective outdoor leadership in educational programs or recreational activities. (CM)

This account of teaching regular and gifted students is based on a university education professor's return to the classroom. Discussion covers: the value of teaching without textbooks, compacting the curriculum to allow students to pursue their talents, and combining affective and cognitive content within the curriculum to promote student growth.…

The concept of student engagement and its relationship to successful student performance and learning outcomes has a long history in higher education (Kuh, 2007). Attention to faculty and student engagement has only recently become of interest to the engineering education community. This interest can be attributed to long-standing research by…

A questionnaire was designed to determine the preferences of parents and school staff regarding behavioristic and cognitively oriented teaching methods. Sixteen goals appropriate for kindergarten programs were selected from descriptions of model early childhood programs. The goals reflected four categories: social, personal, intellectual and…

This collection of 10 essays on the nature of second language learning focuses mainly on distinctions between the audiolingual and the cognitive-code theory of learning and also on the interrelationships between psychology, linguistics, and second language learning. A synthesis which cuts across divisions in methodology, caused by superficial…

This study compared the effectiveness of three instructional methods: publications, lecture with filmstrips, and lecture plus fieldwork, on the acquisition of cognitive objectives. Subjects were junior high 4-H members studying tree planting. Post-test results indicated no significant difference among methods (52 references). (SJL)