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Linabary, Jasmine R.; Long, Ziyu; Mouton, Ashton; Rao, Ranjani L.; Buzzanell, Patrice M. – Communication Teacher, 2016
Systems theory has been a staple in organizational communication textbooks since the field's inception (Miller, 2015; Poole, 2014). Nevertheless, the authors' classroom experiences have revealed that systems theory may not seem applicable to students due to its complicated nature. While examples and cases can help students make sense of the…
Descriptors: Organizational Communication, Teaching Methods, Systems Approach, Learning Activities
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Estes, Linda A.; McDuffie, Amy Roth; Tate, Cathie – Mathematics Teacher, 2014
Planning a lesson can be similar to planning a road trip--a metaphor the authors use to describe how they applied research and theory to their lesson planning process. A map and mode of transportation, the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) and textbooks as resources, can lead to desired destinations, such as students engaging in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Lesson Plans, Algebra, Grade 9
Hebert, Patrick J. – 1991
While humor can backfire or, worse, mask dark, underlying prejudices, research reveals positive and promising connections between humor and creativity, efficiency, and mental health. Although there remains considerable room for disagreement on the essential qualities of humor, several researchers after reviewing the literature appear to have…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Communication Strategies
Gambhir, Vijay; And Others – 1989
The Hindi language proficiency guidelines are based on the 1986 generic ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) proficiency guidelines. They represent a hierarchy of global characterizations of integrated performance in four skill areas (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) in Hindi. The guidelines for each skill area…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Criteria, Hindi
Towns, Sanna Nimtz – 1984
The insight and understanding gained from various discourse models can allow teachers of reading and writing to focus on the many ways reading and writing instruction can be integrated. For example, syntactically oriented writing exercises such as sentence combining and Francis Christensen's generative rhetoric of a sentence can assist students in…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Learning Activities
Duffy, Gerald G., Ed.; And Others – 1984
Prepared by members of the Institute for Research on Teaching and the Center for the Study of Reading, the papers in this collection examine reading comprehension as an interactive process and explore how comprehension instruction occurs in the complex workplace of the classroom. Specific topics discussed in 20 papers include the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading