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Download full textSkidmore, Ronald L.; Aagaard, Lola; Conner, Timothy W., II – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between student beliefs regarding instructor-imposed activities to encourage student use of course textbooks and Life Orientation (i.e., dispositional optimism or pessimism). A convenience cluster sample (n = 105) was obtained from students taking summer classes at a regional state…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Student Attitudes, Textbooks, Teacher Influence
Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski; Sunal, Dennis W. – International Journal of Social Education, 2008
Recent research indicates that social studies is being de-emphasized in the elementary school, particularly in favor of greater attention to reading. Historically, there is evidence that social studies has not been a strong component of the curriculum in elementary classrooms although it often appears in state and local courses of study. In the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Textbooks, Study Guides, Classrooms
Cannella-Malone, Helen I.; Axe, Judah B.; Parker, Edward D. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2009
Within an interteaching context, an alternating treatments design was used to compare the effects of answering versus writing study guide questions on quiz performance in a 10-week methods course in special education. Results indicated quiz performance was not substantially influenced by the type of preparation, but that writing questions led to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Course Content, Lecture Method
Nederland Independent School District, TX. – 1970
GRADES OR AGES: No mention. SUBJECT MATTER: Algebra. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into seven separately bound units. Unit headings are introduction, sets of numbers and axioms, open sentences in one variable, systems of linear open sentences, polynomials and factoring, rational numbers and expressions (A), and…
Descriptors: Algebra, Curriculum Guides, Study Guides
Direct linkJensen, Murray; Moore, Randy – American Biology Teacher, 2008
Many college courses have historically been associated with large amounts of reading. For example, many biology courses required students to read trade books such as Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" (Carson, 1962), or James Watson's "The Double Helix" (Watson, 1980), but now most instructors elect to focus students' reading on course textbooks and…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Student Attitudes, Textbooks, Study Guides
McGarr, Oliver – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
This paper examines the possible influence of podcasting on the traditional lecture in higher education. Firstly, it explores some of the benefits and limitations of the lecture as one of the dominant forms of teaching in higher education. The review then moves to explore the emergence of podcasting in education and the purpose of its use, before…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Study Guides, Lecture Method, Literature Reviews
Wunsch, Michael R.; Yourd, Bryce W., Ed. – Bus Educ Forum, 1969
Descriptors: Accounting, Bookkeeping, Business Education, Study Guides
Burns, Tom; Sinfield, Sandra – SAGE Publications (CA), 2008
The eagerly-awaited new edition of the successful "Essential Study Skills" continues to provide a truly practical guide to achieving success at university. Whether you are going to university straight from school, a mature student, or an overseas student studying in the UK for the first time, this is the book that will help you to better…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Needs, Independent Study, Learning Strategies
Grabe, Mark; Flannery, Kathryn; Christopherson, Kimberly – Internet and Higher Education, 2008
This study investigates voluntary use of online study questions, the relationship of study question use to examination performance, and the relationship of aptitude to study question use following an initial phase during which students either received course points for passing mastery quizzes or for completing a designated number of study…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement, Tests, College Students
Leora Schaefer – Facing History and Ourselves, 2008
This study guide has been developed to accompany the film "Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh." The guide is organized in two sections: Preview and Postview. In the Preview, students are introduced to Hannah Senesh. They learn the historical context of her story, and they begin to consider some of the main themes…
Descriptors: Documentaries, Jews, Biographies, World History
Landry, Carey; And Others – 1971
Commentary, interpretation, and suggestions for using available resources for consideration and presentation of "Jesus Christ Superstar" to religious education groups are presented. In addition, there are suggestions for integrating the large variety of existing audiovisual material and contemporary music into a religious education program about…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Music, Religious Education, Study Guides
Peer reviewedBell, Christine – Social Education, 2005
About eight days before final exams, teacher, Christine Bell, gives her students a study guide and a new assignment: to create their own board game. She groups students into threes. They have a week or so to prepare their game, the form of which should be based on anything of interest. The key is that the content of their game must include one…
Descriptors: Study Guides, Educational Games, Classroom Techniques, Tests
Rajagopal, Kadhir – ASCD, 2011
Inspired by his ability to teach algebra to low-income and mostly African American and Latino urban students--and have them outscore the state averages for high-income and Caucasian students on standardized tests--Kadhir "Raja" Rajagopal, the 2011 California Teacher of the Year, provides you with a model for teaching that unleashes the…
Descriptors: Assignments, Urban Schools, Standardized Tests, Cooperative Learning
White, Richardson; Stein, John H.
Intended for trainee use during the program and a future reference tool, the manual is in workbook format with a curriculum corresponding to the trainer's manual (VT 007 910), a related document. The first section, "Generic Issues in the Administration of Justice," deals with an introduction to the administration of justice, and to the…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Paraprofessional Personnel, Police, Study Guides
Federal Aviation Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. Flight Standards Service. – 1974
The flight test guide assists the applicant and his instructor in preparing for the flight test for the Private or Commercial Pilot Certificate with a Lighter-Than-Air Category and Airship Class Rating under Part 61 (revised) of Federal Aviation Regulations. It contains information and guidance concerning pilot operations, procedures, and…
Descriptors: Aircraft Pilots, Certification, Federal Legislation, Standards
