In this article, the author addresses the best ways to be prepared for sight-reading at a festival. The best way to learn how to sight-read is to practice sight-reading consistently throughout the year. In theory, this is a great idea. In practice, it is more difficult due to performance demands and other time constraints on the rehearsal.…

Sarah Pigneguy here describes a creative arts project set up to support the acquisition of social skills and to offer students the chance to experience a different style of teaching and learning. Her down-to-earth account shows what can be achieved on a relatively low budget in a single term.

What do teachers learn about their teaching when their students engage in curriculum-based online learning projects? This qualitative study explores beliefs about on-the-job, profession-related learning - or "authentic professional development" - among eight teachers whose students participated in educational projects hosted by five…

In this study, pupils' constructions of some concepts related to biodiversity like classifying living things, variation in living things and ecosystem elements, and the concept of life were investigated in the light of constructivist theory of learning. For this purpose, a biological diversity conceptual understanding test formed by a series of…

This article describes qualitative case studies of two teachers who integrated student-created digital documentaries into their social studies classrooms. Thornton's (2001a) concept of the teacher as curricular gatekeeper and Mishra and Koehler's (2006) Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge framed the study. The teachers worked within the…

Previous research on instruction in higher education suggests that students' personal biases strongly influence their perceptions of professor/instructor effectiveness. However, there is disagreement about the degree and direction of this influence. The present article seeks to contribute to this often conflicting body of work. The researcher…

This article sets out to illustrate the needs of a registered blind undergraduate student embarking upon a post-A-level French course at the University of Northampton. It also reflects upon (1) some of the challenges faced by the higher education (HE) tutors concerned and (2) the key adjustments put into place with a view to adopting…

This book is an orientation to teaching designed to help establish a comfortable self-image and to develop appropriate skills. Readings and experiences are presented in the five-part text to aid in this orientation process. Part 1 discusses forming a group that functions as a support system, a human experience resource, and a source of feedback…

This memorandum reports on the preliminary research using a 24-item inventory designed to measure teacher's positions in relation to education issues and teaching decisions. The instrument, whose development is reported, is intended to identify representatives of two dichotomous styles of teaching: traditional, teacher-centered teaching and…

This study explores the relationship between certain personality characteristics of professional elementary school teachers and their teaching styles, rated on a continuum from traditional to open. Findings indicate the following: (a) there is a negative correlation between scores indicating an open-classroom orientation and scores indicating a…

A study was conducted to explore the relationships between the teaching behavior of student teachers and cooperating teachers over a semester of contact. Subjects were 19 liberal arts graduates in a year-long master's degree program which included "observation-participation" experiences in the fall semester and full-time student teaching in the…

This paper suggests that educators must move from controlling, custodial teaching methods to flexible, humanistic methods if they are to successfully meet the individual needs of today's youth. The counseling staff is suggested as a natural change agent team to facilitate and influence humanistic changes with teachers, as well as serving as…

What goes on in most classrooms depends on the cognitive style of teachers, not students. (Author)

Examines the effect of classroom structure and teaching style on the creative performance of first grade children. (BD)