A GUIDE WAS PRODUCED FOR STUDENT USE IN NINTH-GRADE STUDY OF "THE MERCHANT OF VENICE." THE GUIDE PRESENTED SEVERAL ALTERNATE APPROACHES FOR UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY AND LEARNING ITS CONTENT. A MAJOR EMPHASIS OF THE GUIDE WAS PLACED ON THREE FORMS OF STUDENT QUESTIONS, RELATED TO SPECIFIC ACTS AND SCENES, THE CHARACTERS IN THE DRAMA, AND…

A GUIDE FOR AGRICULTURAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WAS DEVELOPED TO BE HELPFUL TO STUDENTS AS A TEXTBOOK AND TO TEACHERS IN THEIR USE OF THE NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE RECORD BOOK FOR PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE IN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS ON RECORD KEEPING AND ANALYSIS. UNIFORM AND ACCURATE RECORDS ARE EXPECTED TO PROMOTE ACCURACY IN REPORTING THE…

This study guide for teachers, designed in workbook form, is one of a 4-volume series to be used in an in-service program designed to create an awareness in teacher aides, teachers, and administrators of the potential contribution of teacher aides to career education. (The other three volumes are a coordinator's manual and the separate programs…

Reviews "Before the First Word," the first film of a projected trilogy about writing, and two cassettes from the new videotape series "Teachers Teaching Writing," a project that grew out of the National Writing Project. (EL)

Two techniques are given for helping students improve the quality of their class notes. (DT)

This Study Circle guide was created by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) as part of the Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network (PDRN). The guide is part of NCSALL's effort to help connect research and practice in the field of adult basic education and adult literacy. The purpose of the study circle…

Offers a selective list of examples of types of media that are now available for use in religious education for adults. Materials for the following program areas are discussed: planning, parish renewal, human and spiritual development, prayer and worship, Bible study and prayer, and justice education. (Author/LLS)

Most high school students are expected to do substantial homework. The transitional nature of the middle school makes it an appropriate place for students to receive instruction in how to study. The program outlined could be adapted for use with high school students or adults. (Author)

Subjects were assigned randomly to one of four treatments: study guide only, summary audiotape, compressed speech audiotape, and no review. Groups using the first two techniques demonstrated significantly better retention than a nonreview control group; no significant difference was found between the group using compressed speech and the control…

Lists educational advantages that electronic study guides offer. Presents twelve useful tips for the development of electronic study guides. (KHR)

Presents 26 annotations from the ERIC database on using study guides, advance organizers, and other concept development strategies. Offers journal articles and material appropriate for secondary grades and college students. (SR)

CraftPlus[R] is an integrated learning package that consists of a K-8 spiraling, core writing curriculum based on explicit Target Skills instruction; professional books; grade-level Curriculum Guides; sixteen workshop and classroom demonstration DVDs; and a CD with student samples and other classroom support materials. The grade-level Curriculum…

This article explores the use of movies as valuable instructional tools. When students are engaged with the content through a medium they love, they learn better and retain more. Incorporating motion pictures as part of classroom instruction has been spurred by the endorsement of both of the major reading and language arts organizations in the…