This paper describes a plan to help high school freshmen with their spelling, vocabulary, and sentence structure. The first part of the plan used the students' familiar spelling words as roots. Prefixes and suffixes were then added to these words to increase vocabulary. Finally, the words were placed into sentences and the sentences were examined…

Teaching process data was collected on two levels for this long-range project. On one level it was collected as extensive data with the lesson as the analytical unit. On the other level, it was collected based on the single utterance within the lesson. The results indicate that the teaching pattern can be explained by the steering function of the…

It is suggested that a close consideration of a particular poem should dictate what the teacher does with it in the class. The poem should elicit the students' attention. (Author/AM)

In analogy to the circular flow model of economic exchange, the author develops an instructional paradigm which is based on Parsons and Luhmanns theories of generalized interaction media. Concludes with a discussion of the implications of the new paradigm for educational research and classroom teaching. (Author/JDH)

A framework for teaching critical thinking skills is presented, and specific strategies that can be used at key places in this framework are outlined. The framework requires that teachers employ direct, systematic instruction in critical thinking skills prior to, during, and following student introduction to these skills. (RM)

This article argues that direct modeling by teacher education instructors would be more beneficial than videotaped models in helping students acquire and use specific skills. Research on modeling by cooperating teachers and videotapes is reviewed. (Author/MT)

This article presents a rationale for instructional variety based on the differences in the learning style of the students and on the objectives of the curriculum. A models of teaching approach for planning is described. A long-term professional development plan to implement teaching models for instructional variety is presented. (MT)

Assesses the present state of the art in the teaching of Spanish at the community college level, based on the paradigm developed by Arthur M. Cohen and on an investigation into foreign language teaching in community colleges in the Southwest. Found that most programs meet the main criteria of Cohen's model. (SED)

The availability of several effective teaching models that allow the teaching of thinking skills and subject matter simultaneously proves that intellectual processes and content are not incompatible subjects for instruction. These models differ significantly from traditional models, and adequate training in them will require a thorough commitment…

Four models of learning are described and a system for adapting to a child's preferred learning style is presented. (SB)

Throughout the history of mathematics education, many studies have attempted to determine what constitutes "good" mathematics teaching and how such teaching can be put into practice. Missing in the literature, however, are the voices of secondary mathematics teachers and how they define good mathematics teaching. This study contributes to the…

Presented criteria for an individualized instructional program and, as well, examined a traditional model of instruction. (RK)

A discussion of four dimensions to teacher education 1) instructional; 2) personal; 3) professional; and 4) community. Emphasis of article is on the instructional dimension. (Author/HB)

At Cornell University Medical College one 3-hour session in dermatology is required during the second year. A teaching exercise has been developed that combines a lecture, laboratory exercises, and presentations of patients. (Author)

A demonstration and discussion of the use of improvisational dramatics in teaching English. The author provides some ground rules for this method and suggests projects, including the improvisation of scenes from novels. (JB)