English teachers have a responsibility to teach students to become intelligent consumers of television messages. (JH)

The English teacher does not use literature to teach reading skills; he rather helps students use those skills to understand literature. (JH)

A middle ground, between picky concern for correctness and mushy libertarianism, must be found on which to base effective freshman composition courses. (JH)

Book reports are made more enjoyable by allowing the students to present the story in various creative ways. (JH)

The implementation of inquiry-based teaching is a major theme in national science education reform documents such as "Project 2061: Science for All Americans" (Rutherford & Alhgren, 1990) and the "National Science Education Standards" (NRC, 1996). These reports argue that inquiry needs to be a central strategy of all…

Reality-based teaching methods involve the meaningful application of knowledge. The goal of this holistic method is to apply knowledge about specific geographical locations to the curriculum. First-hand knowledge of a location enables teachers to constantly address the student question "Why do I have to learn this?" As a result, students…

The system works by giving the new sales person a list of functions to be learned and a list of learning resources, and by reaching an agreement on objectives and measurement, and finally by having him or her develop a personal training program. (MW)

A systematic ten-step approach to behavioral sales training is offered: (1) sales-behavior training goals, (2) cognitive maps, (3) sizing-up of skills, (4) selling techniques, (5) realistic practice, (6) feedback, (7) individual business goals, (8) plan of action, (9) review of results, and (10) research results. (MW)

The interest approach is a vital part of each lesson. Various motivational devices are discussed: photographs, specimens, publications, student experiences, gimmicks, demonstrations, and the multiple option problem. (MW)

This article advocates continued attention to spelling in the middle years. Students need systematic spelling instruction from grades one through eight that is appropriate to the developmental stages of learning to spell. Teachers are encouraged to include both spelling patterns and spelling strategies in their spelling curriculum and provide…

Three experiments assessed the relative effectiveness of an imagery mnemonic on the paired-associate learning of 24 nonretarded and 24 educable mentally retarded adolescents. (Author/MC)