A MANUAL WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENT USE IN AN EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THE MANUAL WAS A STUDY GUIDE CONCERNED WITH ADDITIONAL PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES AND SINGLE-BASE TRANSFORMATIONS. GUIDES FOR INSTRUCTION ON 18 PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED (ED 010 151). THE MANUAL WAS KEYED TO A MANUAL FOR TEACHERS (ED 010 154) AND…

A MANUAL ON DOUBLE-BASE TRANSFORMATIONS WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENTS IN THE EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THE MANUAL WAS A STUDY GUIDE ACCOMPANYING UNITS OF INSTRUCTION ON CONJUNCTIVE AND EMBEDDING TRANSFORMATIONS. APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONS AND DIAGRAMS WERE INCLUDED WITH STUDENT EXERCISES KEYED TO THE MANUAL PREPARED FOR TEACHERS (ED 010 156).…

New Jersey's Distributive Education Teacher-Coordinators have responded to the increase in shoplifting by developing teaching units for in-school programs and adult classes which deal with this problem. This instructional outline begins with a teaching lesson concerning the purposes and objectives of the course. The second lesson expands upon the…

This study guide in data processing is designed to make the subject accessible to the secondary student. It contains the following units: Historical Developments, Understanding the Computer, Careers in Data Processing, The Tabulating Card, Keypunching, Interpreting, Sorting, The 514 Reproducer, The 85 Collator, and The 402 Accounting Machine. The…

Many students read below grade level and have problems reading their core textbooks. Presented are five techniques secondary teachers can use to improve their students' reading skills. (MD)

A list of 147 introductory psychology textbooks and 109 reviews. Publication data and references are provided for each entry. The texts include instructor's manuals, study guides and workbooks, tests, and reading books. (ND)

This long-awaited third edition has been expanded to 90 warm-up items and two complete practice tests. Also included are 240 diagnostic and review items to assist candidates in preparing for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification's national certification examination for therapeutic recreation specialists. The "Study…

The increasing use of high-stakes tests has focused attention on test preparation activities. The term test preparation can apply to a number of different practices that vary on the degree to which they are defensible. Although some test preparation is legitimate, there are concerns that certain test preparation activities may have a negative…

Findings from a study of 111 high school biology students indicate that students who received instruction combining a pictorial analogy comparing the cell to a factory and an analogical study guide displayed significantly better comprehension of this material than did their peers, whose instruction did not include the pictorial representation.…

To teach effectively and reach as many students with varying learning styles as possible, a combination of teaching and learning styles may be more productive than a single approach. This article presents a five-phase instructional process for integrating small-group discussion, reading and writing from text guides, and writing activities to…

Argues that making a theater study guide is an excellent in-class project, encouraging research, analysis, writing, and creative thinking. Offers a framework for creating one as a classroom project using John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" as an example. Lists further resources. (SR)

We experimentally investigated the effect of required textbook study guides on undergraduates multiple-choice exam performance for introductory psychology. Students in 2 sections participated. Students required to complete the study guide performed significantly better than students in the control section. Students who reported completing 75% or…

O'Brien (2003), when redefining the competencies of struggling students, said it makes sense to provide opportunities for at-risk or struggling students to explore topics of interest including, but not limited to, inquiry into popular media. This use of popular media should be a welcomed addition of the use of technology to improve students'…

A two-year project researching reaction to a new approach to postgraduate, on-campus teaching and learning, the Integrated Learning System (ILS) is described. ILS was intended to partly replace traditional lectures with study guides and to make seminars and tutorials more interactive in order to promote different ways of learning and teaching.…