The purpose of the study reported was to determine the best ways to manage interest centers in the elementary classroom. The study considered six techniques of assigning students to interest centers--teacher assignment, in which children were asked by their teacher to work at the center on a certain day; daily sign-up, in which children were…

This teaching guide emphasizes a practical approach to the individualization of reading instruction in elementary classrooms and offers suggestions for implementing diagnostic reading instruction. Diagnostic reading instruction requires that reading lessons and independent activities be planned from an analysis of students' strengths and…

This two-phase study identifies the techniques used by teachers in their classrooms to arouse and maintain the attention and interest of their students (student engagement). During the first phase (reported in another document), 24 third- and fourth-grade teachers and their students in nine elementary schools in low-income communities were the…

The author discusses major issues related to the teaching of elementary school mathematics and draws upon research results for his analysis. The elementary school mathematics curriculum is discussed in terms of selection of content, educational objectives and content arrangement. Within the realm of mathematics learning, discovery learning, the…

This pamphlet offers hints to teachers on how to use the Patterns in Arithmetic series (a set of videotaped lessons) to individualize instruction. The suggestions cover preliminary preparation, procedure while viewing the lesson and immediately afterward, the physical arrangement of the equipment and tapes, and the prescription of different types…

Written for the new teacher and for the experienced teacher wishing to engage in a new form of organizing, integrating, and opening up the classroom, this book details the structure behind the scenes of the "open classroom." The first two chapters consider the need for organization and the organization of the classroom. A third chapter discusses…

Presented is a study to determine the relationship between personality and student responsiveness to a particular learning technique. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was used to indicate student personality; the seminar approach with varying degrees of structure and leadership was the basic classroom technique. (JMD)

The process of designing a learning system for an undergraduate business course in problem solving is described. The system includes pre-testing, problem solving strategies, providing practice and evaluating systems performance. (MN)

Summarizes evidence from experimental research, ethnology, anthropology, and history about merits of multiage classrooms. Indicates studies show no consistent benefits of age segregation and some affective and social advantages from multiage grouping. Concludes that multiage and multigrade classrooms are socially and psychologically healthy…

Summarizes in an interview Sidney Hook's personal experiences as a student and teacher in the New York City school system before the era of progressive education. Reflects on the contributions and failings of progressive education. (PS)

Provides a description of a classroom procedure incorporating small group work to help students develop critical thinking skills. (DF)

Hypothesizes that organizational conditions in classrooms affect aspects of student motivation, i.e., students' academic self-concepts, their perceptions of their peers, and their perceptions of school. Research findings in studies of elementary students confirmed the hypothesis that classrooms that narrowly define academic ability increase the…

The author explains a school-specific lesson observation format that meets the specific needs of teachers and evaluators. The lesson observation components of teacher evaluation become a positive experience for both teachers and evaluators using this system. (MD)

The organization, instructional procedures, and evaluation policies of two remedial mathematics courses are described. (DT)

Schools have a yearly rhythm--changing with the cycle and demands of the school calendar. There is the Season of Hope as the school year starts; then comes homework discontent, conferences of concern, grading and testing crises, newspaper attacks, worries about burnout, and the search for renewal. In keeping with all this, the material compiled…