The effectiveness of guided and nonguided instructional strategies for teaching psychomotor skills is reviewed from the perspectives of learning theories, psychomotor research, transfer of learning, and the function and desirability of making errors in the learning process. (EVH)

The greatest challenge for the secondary school art teacher is motivating the average art student who "must" take art in order to complete his graduation requirements. Provides some suggestions for meeting this objective through a class project in which students create papier-mache caricatures of other students in their school. (Author/RK)

To help high school teachers provide their students with a solid foundation for business communication, the following are discussed: five educational fundamentals of business communication, the importance of pretesting, and several teaching suggestions. (SH)

The author discusses the use of a teaching model she developed for use in a pathophysiology. The model is based on the physiological component of C. Roy's adaptation model, which encourages students to look for physiological cues and apply relevant knowledge in patient care through a problem-solving approach. (TA)

Discusses the strengths and limitations of television as a training device for business and industry. Notes that the effectiveness of television depends upon factors such as how closely the program content is related to specific training objectives, the characteristics of the trainees, and how well the instructor integrates the television…

Describes an educational program specifically directed to the needs of three types of older unemployed persons: the recently unemployed, those who have been unemployed for a long time, and those whose careers have come to a complete stop due to illness, disability, or severe disruption of career arrangements. (EM)

After briefly outlining objectives for a one-semester or one-year course in business communication, suggested motivation and teaching techniques for use with the objectives are discussed in the following areas: grammar and punctuation principles, organization and writing of business letters and reports, the psychology of effective communication,…

Discusses stylized behavior, defined as acting and responding in a particular way, in the context of the counseling supervisor/trainee relationship. The supervisor must deal with this problem if trainees are to become effective counselors. (Author/HMV)

Sociometry is a valid screening device for early classroom behavior assessment, a method of encouraging greater teacher involvement in modifying maladaptive social learning, and a valid criterion measure of behavioral intervention strategies. (Author)

The principal goal was to determine if significant differences existed between special and developmental education programs offered by private and public institutions in Ohio. The programs were examined, comparing such variables as rationale and objectives, instructional methods, and supportive services in order to determine their relationship to…

A study with junior high students indicated that notetaking was an extremely difficult skill to master. However, content area teachers involved in the study reported changed expectation for their students and changed teaching techniques. (MKM)

Shows how teachers developed student self-expression and appreciation for poetic rhythm by using blues music and lyrics in the classroom. Provides examples of students' collaborative poems. (RL)

Tells how students in a high school journalism class research and write investigative reports about community affairs and contribute columns to community newspapers, in order to put journalistic skills to use beyond the classroom. (GW)

Title IX requires that the practice of segregating physical education classes on the basis of sex must cease. This article offers suggestions on how to ease the transition to sex-integrated physical education programs. (Author/DS)

A paper reviewing the psychology and physiology of listening, the importance of attention to the listening skill in the foreign language curriculum, and strategies intended to engender in the learner the ability to listen with comprehension. Many sample exercises and a lengthy bibliography are included. (AMH)