An alternative school for problem students in New York City successfully uses both diagnosis of individual learning styles and learning materials designed to respond to individual learning style differences. The students help each other overcome negative behaviors in the school they helped create. (Author/MLF)

Using a stimulated recall technique, the reports of cognitive processes during teaching of twelve experienced junior high school teachers were recorded in an experimental setting and analyzed. Reports were related to teachers' cognitive style and ability. (Author/JKS)

An examination of the Ford Teaching Project and inquiry/discovering teaching theories leads to 43 hypotheses about the problems and possibilities of initiating teachers into classroom action research. (MM)

Teachers must not separate themselves psychologically or physically from their classes. Effective teaching, especially in literature, involves helping students make personal discoveries, correcting mistakes without being authoritarian, and allowing children to enjoy learning. (AV)

This article discusses different styles and methods of teaching and suggests that teachers bear in mind the relationship between their own specific purposes and their choice of method to implement them. (JD)

An essay review of "Teaching Styles and Pupil Progress" (London: Open Books, 1976), in which Neville Bennett investigates the relationship of teaching styles to pupil progress as revealed in reading, math, and English test scores. Also included are excerpts from English critics. (Author/JM)

Tests the hypothesis that students learn best when teachers use strategies consistent with students' temperament-based learning style. Analysis of 417 seventh graders did not support the hypothesis--student achievement was significantly higher when instructional strategies that were designed to promote personalized learning were used. Implications…

Used interview and essay data to investigate history student teachers' development and beliefs about teaching. Most respondents became interested in the subject very early, independently of formal education. Models adopted during early school years influenced their attitudes toward teaching and teachers' role. Their tended to focus on their own…

Reviews definitions of caring and describes a model of a caring professor, outlining the benefits, limitations, and other consequences of this approach to teaching. Argues that caring encourages student growth and learning and creates a safe environment for risk-taking. Provides suggestions for creating supportive postsecondary classroom…

Discusses how we become gendered through our culture and provides a classroom analysis of a teacher working with boys to get them to see themselves as literate in ways that are usually eschewed by boys who achieve hegemonic masculinity. Concludes with a definition of critical literacy that is considered relevant to the teaching of literacies to…

Examines contextual factors that influence what students deem interesting and important by examining what teachers signal as interesting/important in their classroom discussions and assessments. Reveals that the valuing system within three classrooms varied in noticeable ways. Discusses similarities and differences between the value systems of the…

Discusses the classroom practice of Geri Collins who is a veteran eighth grade social studies teacher. Explains how, through her teaching, she attempts to break down the wall her students have around them. Highlights the four characteristics that make her teaching an example of wise practice. (CMK)

This study was conducted to determine whether there are differences in perceptions and expectations between teachers (N=118) of hearing-impaired students from different education systems and philosophies. Results indicate that teachers from oral/aural systems perceive themselves as more competent than teachers from other systems. Suggestions for…

A sample of 1,060 adult community college students and 72 adult instructors completed educational orientation questionnaires. No significant differences between teachers and students were found in terms of orientation to the constructs of andragogy and pedagogy. Age, sex, and program type did not influence student orientation, whereas academic…

Asserts that one reason for schooling is to teach rules regulating the exchange of attention. Suggests that, to maintain visibility in front of the class, many teachers feel they must constantly perform. Describes the experiences of one teacher who preferred to allow students to discuss the subject matter freely. (SG)