Education articles from September 1995

Education archives from September 1995

The use of expert teachers to improve education.
September 22, 1995... The use of expert teachers to improve education is not a new concept. They have been used as mentors to student teachers, experimental subjects in supervision studies (Brandt, 1986) curriculum consultants, members of school design teams, and...

School principals' perceptions: the use of formal observation of classroom teaching to improve instruction.
September 22, 1995... Introduction Over the years, the role of the school principal has evolved. Today's principal is expected to be much more than a manager and to serve as the school's instructional leader. One of the most important functions of instructional...

Constructivism as substitute for memorization in learning: meaning is created by learner.
September 22, 1995... Introduction Reacting to a decade of criticism and topdown school reform efforts, educators have begun to develop their own tactics to improve education based on the inherent content of schooling: authentic learning, critical thinking,...

Teaching grammar to adults and second language learning research.
September 22, 1995... When I tell my community college students to say, "It is I," instead of, "It is me," they look skeptical, perhaps believing this is the jargon of English teachers. I delay the full explanation until we study nominative and objective pronouns....

Questions of obligation, cost effectiveness, and efficiency: university remedial programs.
September 22, 1995... Many colleges have embarked on a two tiered matriculation path: tier one is designed for students who are prepared for college level studies and tier two is fashioned for students who are not appropriately equipped to begin college level work....

Health-related content in daily newspaper comic strips: a content analysis with implications for health education.
September 22, 1995... Newspaper comic strips are the most popular feature in newspapers and an important source of information for their readers. Seventy-five percent of those who read newspapers read the comics (Hughes, 1988, p. 27). When the editors of the Houston...

Toward the ethical motivation of learning.
September 22, 1995... The Reward and Punishment Myth Heather started 6th grade with an unabashed enthusiasm for her classes. When asked how she felt about her school work, she said she like it. When asked why she did her work, she would smile and quickly say,...

Factors contributing to job satisfaction in higher education.
September 22, 1995... Introduction The extensive research that has been done on levels of job satisfaction may have distinctive applications to academic faculty. This is especially true when the separation between satisfaction and dissatisfaction is viewed in...

Leadership challenges for classroom teachers.
September 22, 1995... Effective educational change is dependent on the exercise of appropriate leadership roles. These roles are identified and described in varying degrees, extending from the principal as an instructional leader to community leaders as reform...

Why our students fail math achievement?
September 22, 1995... Statistical Data Provides a Powerful Search light 'Why our schools fail math achievement?' Is a very important and a complex question. Importance of education in general, and mathematics (math) in particular, in the modern world of competitive...

The search for the truth about "good" teaching.
September 22, 1995... Most of us have been fortunate enough to witness a great teacher and the outstanding performance of a person who had a lasting impression on our lives. There are two questions which I believe identifies the quality of teaching and the level of...

The emotional support classroom as a paradigm of whole learning.
September 22, 1995... Under the rubric of special education falls a service to children, sometimes obscure and not well known, but nevertheless of paramount importance to thousands of children across our country. This special form of education is called emotional...

Chained conditioning and learning.
September 22, 1995... Ivan Pavlov showed, through experimentation, the meaning of conditioned responses. He fed a dog meat powder and rang a bell. He noted that the dog's mouth salivated when shown the meat power or when he heard the bell. After conditioning he could...

The status of the use of computers in education in the Beirut, Lebanon private schools.
September 22, 1995... Introduction Computerization, as a concept, has unlimited potential for exponential growth and power to completely change the way mankind communicates. The eventual impact of computers upon civilization and communication, will alter...

A personal assessment instrument for understanding student resiliency.
September 22, 1995... In the past we have searched for meaningful educational efforts to formally influence the physical, emotional and social health of individuals. We have tried to facilitate the development of social competencies and enhance effective decision...

Is teaching "the social responsibility of business" a responsible activity?
September 22, 1995... Introduction Many textbooks and articles in recent years have exhorted business to be socially responsible. The venerable American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (the "AACSB") and numerous other educational, business, and public...

Conflict resolution: an abbreviated review of current literature with suggestions for counselors.
September 22, 1995... In life, conflict is unavoidable. It occurs between two people, between groups, and even within an individual. Conflict is everywhere: in schools, organizations, marriages, and a plethora of other places, relationships, and age groups. How the...

The Arco Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.
September 22, 1995... On 10 June 1995 The U.S. Olympic Committee unveiled its first warm weather, year-round Olympic training facility with Southeast corner of the city of Chula Vista, California hosted more than 2,000 dignitaries from all over the world. The ceremony...

What Castro's revolution has done to the majority of the Cuban people. (Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro)
September 22, 1995... Recently, the author of this article had an opportunity to interview an individual from Cuba, and obtain a first person perspective of conditions within the country confronting ordinary Cubans every day - conditions often missed or deliberately...

English as a second language - are educators doing a disservice to students?
September 22, 1995... Ethnic populations are increasing throughout the United States of America. Population auditors are predicting the ethnic populations to increase even further in the future. Many more ethnic students are entering the American school systems with...

Have we tried everything possible in education?
September 22, 1995... My purpose in writing this manuscript is in response to educators who state that our public schools have not changed since the early 1900's. Sometimes statements are exaggerated to make a point. I do believe, however, that the news media may...

Evaluating year-round schools in Texas.
September 22, 1995... One of the most prominent issues emerging in local government is the move to year-round public education. Advocates of year-round schools argue that shorter and more frequent breaks throughout the school year enhance student learning and...

"Iowa's community colleges: evaluations as a tool for faculty promotion and termination."
September 22, 1995... Introduction It is the authors contention that student evaluations of faculty should be strongly considered as mandatory for annual review of instructor's teaching performance. Additionally, student evaluations should be used as part of the...

Assessing the consistency between teachers' philosophies and educational goals.
September 22, 1995... Teachers develop viewpoints, values and goals about the purposes of education and about how students are to be educated. Within the practice of every classroom teacher are beliefs about schools, and learning that shape the educational...

Teachers evaluate psychological problems and personal counseling needs of students.
September 22, 1995... During recent years, there has been a great deal of publicity in the news media regarding problem behavior among school-age children and adolescents, including violence, drugs and alcohol, racial and ethnic clashes, and abuse or other...

A study of visual models on mental computation of fractions for pre-service elementary teachers.
September 22, 1995... The study of visualization and its effects on memory and learning has long been a source of debate in the circles of cognitive psychology. Although the perception that the acts of thinking and learning occur strictly through transfer of sensory...

The effect of gender and age on PPST performance in an urban teacher education program. (Pre-Professional Skills Test)
September 22, 1995... In the state of Nebraska as in many other states, Education students are required to take the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) as a way of assuring that potential teachers possess fundamental skills in the essential areas of reading, writing...

Teaching 'the other Europe' in world civilization: the wider role of East European history.
September 22, 1995... "Who rules East Europe rules the Heartland; Who rules the Heartland commands the World - Island; Who rules the World - Island commands the World." Sir Halford MacKinderer, 1919 With the growing academic trend in history towards teaching...

Teaching a simple lesson in fostering tolerance regarding personal choices.
September 22, 1995... An innate fear of almost any alternative lifestyle seems to be interwoven within the social fabric of America. To be different in any way elicits suspicion. Individuals who would describe themselves as liberal minded, as moral people, and even as...

Critical values of guessing on true-false and multiple-choice tests.
September 22, 1995... Correction for guessing has been a persistent problem in the interpretation of true-false and multiple-choice test scores. Many authors have maintained that no solution to this problem is in sight. Thorndike (1971) pointed out: "Practice in...

Sequence and scope in the curriculum.
September 22, 1995... Students need to experience quality sequence to attain well in the school setting. How much any student will achieve may well depend upon a curriculum that permits continuous progress with objectives that are challenging and yet achievable....