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Matthews, T. James; Reich, Carol F. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1993
This study found that, on average, signed messages sent by teachers and students in a school for the deaf were seen less than half the time by the deaf students; students frequently engaged in collateral conversations. Intervention strategies call for changes in teaching techniques, classroom layout, and the use of computer-communication…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communication Problems
Palestis, Ernest – Principal, 1994
Reggio Emilia's pioneering effort in preschool education has been widely replicated throughout Italy, where almost 90% of nation's children aged 3-6 enroll in national, municipal, private preschools. These preschools are unlike any in the United States. There are no building principals or school boards. America must invest more time, money, and…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Comparative Education, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries
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Ulrich, Jerry – Music Educators Journal, 1993
Asserts that the quality of any musical performance is a direct result of what happens in rehearsals. Argues that the primary responsibility for planning and implementing successful rehearsal sessions falls to the conductor. Describes a six-step approach for rehearsals, which should begin at least six months prior to the performance date. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Concerts
Cobham, Christina A. – 1992
Seven combined or multi-grade classes, ranging from grades 2 to 5, were the focus of a qualitative, naturalistic inquiry. In each of the four elementary schools visited for the study, the decision to have combined classes had been made shortly before school started for administrative reasons. The study sought to determine the manner in which the…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Fraser, Barry J., Ed. – 1983
Classrooms are complex and dynamic places. The teachers that manage them need to be skilled in the organization of time, resources, and students if they are to be successful in helping their students achieve. This publication is the first in a series of six containing papers contributed to the workshop series sponsored by the Faculty of Education…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Balzer, Charlene, Ed.; Siewert, Bob, Ed. – 1990
This document explains Oregon requirements for identification and programming for gifted and talented students. Five simple rules for planning programs and services are listed. Flexible pacing options are discussed, including continuous progress, early entrance, grade skipping, concurrent enrollment, advanced level courses, credit by examination,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Class Organization, Delivery Systems, Educational Planning
Klink, William R. – 1994
In an attempt to aid telecourse faculty with various aspects of administering telecourses, Charles County Community College (CCCC), in La Plata, Maryland, has produced a manual designed to foster coherence in telecourse instruction. Introductory material explains that the manual is distributed on disk so that can be updated easily and discusses…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Class Organization, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions
Condron, Linda; And Others – 1993
The place of women in the existing and emergent discourses of the visual and spatial is explored. When gender and the visual-spatial emerge together, the visual and spatial are almost always associated with the masculine perspective. The social construction of women is tied to visual-spatial representations in diverse domains. Within the…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Discourse Analysis, Equal Education, Females
Magnan, Bob, Comp. – 1989
This booklet provides practical tips, techniques, hints, and suggestions developed by and for college teachers. The handbook serves as a useful guide for teachers who wish to improve their performance in the classroom. Specific topics include keeping students' attention and interest, helping students to think, teaching effectively in large group…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Collegiality
Stauffer, Gregory L. – 1991
This paper addresses the role of college and university class scheduling in meeting the needs of its students. It first discusses the balancing of schedules in order to satisfy not only student needs, but also faculty interests and the administrative concerns relative to facility availability and funding support. Surveys are suggested as a good…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Class Organization, Class Size, College Administration
McIntyre, Walter G.; Marion, Scott F. – 1989
The relationship between class size and scholastic outcomes is addressed in this paper. A literature review focuses on the research of Glass and Smith (1978) and Larkin and Keeves (1984). Contradictory and inconclusive research findings about teacher effectiveness in relation to class size indicate that emphasis should be placed on training…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Class Size, Classroom Environment
Grossnickle, Donald R.; Sesko, Frank P. – 1990
The goal of school staff members is to support the teaching and learning missions of students by establishing an environment that promotes these missions. Adults and authority figures can help stabilize the environment by providing sufficient structure to guide the exercise of student freedom. Because of varied definitions and personal…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Stallings, Jane A. – 1984
Effective teaching was the focus of a great deal of research during the 1970s. Many relationships between how teachers teach and what students learn were identified. Findings emerged from studies using a wide variety of methodologies. Thus far, findings from the research on teaching have been used primarily to improve the instruction of inservice…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Schell, Leo M. – 1989
Three conclusions were drawn about within-class grouping after reviewing the work of several researchers on the following topics: teacher and student behavior, academic achievement, perceptions about reading groups, social class membership and reading group assignment, and the role of group cohesiveness. The conclusions were that: (1) although the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Elementary Education, Group Unity
Putnam, Joyce; Barnes, Henrietta – 1984
This study examined the long-term effects of providing a research-based approach to classroom management through a two-phase staff development process. The process was designed to promote teachers' ability to establish and maintain effective classroom groups. Teachers' uses of group-development principles, cooperative-learning strategies, and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
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