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Guthrie, John T., Ed.; Wigfield, Allan, Ed. – 1997
Drawing on the professional literature of many fields, this book provides an interpretation of the available research on motivation and describes instructional approaches in classroom contexts. The book aims to help teacher educators, researchers, and graduate students understand the research literature in motivation and use in their efforts to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Integrated Activities
Download full textMinnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Inst. on Community Integration. – 1994
Two brief papers provide reasons to support self-determination for students with disabilities, with one paper written from the perspective of educators and one written from the parents' perspective. Each paper discusses 11 benefits of self-determination, including: (1) personal control, (2) motivation, (3) prosocial behaviors, (4) self-awareness,…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Motivation
Boys' Clubs of America, New York, NY. – 1982
This report is a synthesis of interviews conducted during the youth employment survey to determine the most appropriate role for Boys Clubs in responding to the employment needs of youths. Quotes and anecdotes are provided from the interviews with 360 young people, Boys Club staff, board members, business people, educators, community leaders,…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Job Development
Peer reviewedReid, Bob – Mathematics Teacher, 1989
Relationships among the sides are developed for right triangles whose sides are in the ratios 1:3, 1:4, and 1:5. The golden ratio appears in the results which can be used in secondary mathematics. (DC)
Descriptors: Algebra, Discovery Learning, Geometric Concepts, Learning Activities
Kelly, J. Grant – 1988
Community colleges in the United States and Canada share common problems going into the 1990s, including funding constraints, aging personnel, underprepared students, low morale, burnout, collective bargaining, and declining enrollments. Satisfactory resolution of these critical issues and problems depends heavily on effective leadership at all…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, College Administration, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedCholewinski, Mitzi; Holliday, Sue – Language Arts, 1979
A "Personalized Contract Book Program," modeled on the way that competent readers learn to read at home, provided a nonpressured environment that fostered students' reading development. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Program Descriptions, Reading Aloud to Others
Ballard, Leslie – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1993
Academic competitions are discussed as a means of motivating underachieving gifted students. Particularly recommended is the U.S. Academic Decathlon which forms teams based on grade point averages. Two case studies illustrate the program's value. The paper also considers the program's benefits for high achieving students and the role of team…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Competition, Enrichment Activities, Extracurricular Activities
Peer reviewedO'Malley, Jeffrey J. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1989
Proposes that questions in textbooks be restructured to include pre-reading questioning techniques as well as review questions and post-reading analysis in order to stimulate interest and give direction to the reading activity. Lists a series of questions for use in geography classes which provide a framework for seeking out salient details,…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography Instruction
McGlynn, Angela Provitera – 2001
The first day of a college course is the most critical of the term, the day that sets the tone. This guide provides tools and strategies to get classes off on the right foot. The chapters are: (1) Classroom and Course Management: The Nuts and Bolts of Successful Beginnings; (2) A Positive Start: First-Day Classroom Activities and Icebreakers; (3)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Higher Education, Motivation Techniques
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Vocational Instructional Services. – 1980
This packet contains 12 teacher lesson plans with related student information sheets, job sheets, and task sheets for a course in auto body repair. Lesson plans, which are either informational or manipulative in format, take the teacher step-by-step through each lesson. Lesson information includes the subject of the lesson, aim, teaching aids,…
Descriptors: Auto Body Repairers, Learning Modules, Lesson Plans, Motor Vehicles
Sparent, Martha E. – 1988
If college instructors are to work effectively with student-athletes, they must be aware of the career goals, identity as athletes, lifestyle, and educational attitudes of these students and develop appropriate strategies for facilitating their growth and maximizing their learning experiences. The college athletic environment, with its rigid…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletes, College Athletics, Community Colleges
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Vocational Instructional Services. – 1980
This packet contains 13 teacher lesson plans with related student information, job sheets, and task sheets for a block of instruction on motor vehicle refrigeration (air conditioning) systems in a course on auto mechanics. Lesson plans, which are either informational or manipulative in format, take the teacher step-by-step through each lesson.…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Auto Mechanics, Learning Modules
Feinstein, Sherry; Wood, Robert W. – 1995
This paper is a chronologically-organized narrative history of law-related education (LRE) in the United States. The paper begins by delineating the differences between LRE and citizenship education and describing the motivations for the creation of LRE programs in the early 1960s. Turning to the analysis of LRE, the paper argues that there have…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Peer reviewedCampanella, Alfred J., Ed. – Social Education, 1984
A compilation of nine social studies activities suitable for immediate application in the classroom includes teaching ideas for middle school, secondary school, and college teachers. Activities include the use of (1) geographic skills to understand the use of solar radiation and available wind power, (2) questions to help students understand…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Critical Thinking, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedFernekes, William R. – Social Education, 1992
Argues that childrens' rights should be taught in the social studies curriculum. Suggests that study of the components of the U.N. convention on childrens' rights (provision, protection, and participation) is integral to achieving major citizenship goals. Includes global education, interdependence, culture, change, scarcity, and conflict as…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development
