Interviews with 53 part-time adult students in Hong Kong showed no consensus on what constitutes good teaching. Their perceptions of teaching were framed by conceptions of learning on a continuum from reproduction to self-determination. Position on this continuum was correlated with preference for didactic or facilitative teaching. (Contains 22…

Examines the performance of two groups of students in traditionally-taught second semester calculus: students who took reform first semester calculus and students who took traditionally-taught first semester calculus. Identifies and explores the issues that reform students faced as they transitioned into traditionally-taught second semester…

Discusses conflicts between traditional versus innovative instructors and the need to focus on the learning activities that tutor and student engage in, based on experiences at Staffordshire University (United Kingdom). Suggests that staff developer and tutor need to work together to maintain the authenticity of learning activities. (Author/LRW)

Collaborative teaching, wherein teachers trade classes for a determined period of time, is discussed and the benefits to gifted children explored. Trading classrooms allows teachers to share insights and fosters enthusiasm and teacher confidence. Benefits to gifted students include exposure to a variety of teaching styles and content. Successful…

Explores the topics of power and authority, teaching style and method, intention, and the personhood of participants. Concludes that, if power is misused or the teaching-learning relationship is inauthentic, then teaching can symbolically violate the autonomy of the individual. (SK)

Draws a parallel between the experience of learning to read and write in a first and a second language. Notes that the experience of learning through an approach that permits talking, reading, and writing freely is satisfying whereas the experience with a text-based approach to learning is much less satisfactory. (RS)

New technological aids such as interactive video, computer conferencing, and videotape can affect such aspects of teaching style as teacher independence and flexibility. A personal model for using technology involves recognizing one's teaching style, knowing the medium's characteristics, understanding the institutional context, and determining…

New research raises questions about the assumptions and effectiveness of traditional instruction in light of women's experiences. An alternative approach--feminist pedagogy--encompasses teacher-learner collaboration, cooperative communication styles, a holistic approach to learning, theory building, and action projects. (SK)

The Adult Classroom Environment Scale measures seven dimensions of teacher behaviors or style: involvement, affiliation, teacher support, task orientation, personal goal attainment, organization and clarity, and student influence. Comparison of profiles of students' actual and ideal environments showed that students most wanted involvement,…

Argues that cognitive style diagnosis gives a strong and rational basis to a personalized approach to education. Discusses the relationship between information processing and learning style. Describes the National Association of Secondary School Principals'"Learning Style Profile," which assesses students' perceptual responses, cognitive…

Recognizes Lawrence Kohlberg as the foremost contributor to moral education during the twentieth century. Analyzes the mentor-student relationship and discusses Kohlberg's mentor relationship with his students. (KO)

Reports an interpretive examination of four teachers' use of analogies to teach chemistry. Suggestions for how science teacher education can be informed by case studies of teaching in context, in this instance of analogy-inclusive teaching by four experienced chemistry teachers, are provided. (ZWH)

Tennessee secondary business teachers who serve as student organization advisors (n=60) had the following learning style preferences: organization, detail, people, and direct experience; and they had the following teaching style preferences: organization, authority, people, and direct experience. There was significant disparity between learning…

The five-phase students-as-teachers model has advantages (increased empathy for student teachers, recognition of effective techniques, careful listening and attentiveness) and disadvantages (uneven preparation of material, the delicate role of the instructor). (SK)

Ohio cooperative extension agents who completed the Principles of Adult Learning Scale had low levels of knowledge of adult education principles and practices; a slightly positive attitude toward being adult educators; a more teacher-centered teaching style; a major in technical subjects, not education; and more experience teaching youth rather…