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ERIC Number: EJ295081
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Unfamiliar Waters: Let's Stop Talking and Jump In.
Tye, Barbara Benham
Educational Leadership, v41 n6 p27-31 Mar 1984
A study of 13 American high schools reveals a disturbing lack of good teaching techniques. In the 525 classrooms visited, pretests and small group activities were seldom used. Teachers should learn to use a wider variety of learning materials and activities, ask more open questions, and require more essays. (JBM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Educational Strategies, Experimental Teaching, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Methods Research, National Surveys, Secondary Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Teaching Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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