Essays and Research Papers on Teaching Methods

A 4 page review of a chapter in Learning Change: One School District Meets Language Across the Curriculum by Nancy B. Lester and Cynthia S. Onore. The learning experiences of two veteran teachers are presented. One takes the constructivist approach and the other the objectivist approach. The author of this paper ...

This 10 page paper discusses various strategies and practices in teaching reading in a small group setting. Examples are given from a variety of sources. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 10 page paper which compares the stress levels between special education teachers to general education teachers and considers if special education teachers are at a higher risk of stress disorders than their general education counterparts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at controversies in teaching language and focuses on the natural approach. The approach is compared and contrasted with the more traditional audiolingual method. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper provides a thorough understanding of ADHD, as well as how those problems apply in a classroom situation. Furthermore, this paper outlines ways in which these students can be best served in the classroom, and examines what is necessary to address with this disability.

A 5 page paper which offers a presentation of the work of Marie Carbo.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the inclusion of exceptional children within the preschool and classroom settings. The current trend in special education is the inclusion of exceptional children within the daycare or classroom setting. This practice is a transition from the “once-commonplace ideal of mainstreaming children with disabilities for part of the day ...

This 3 page paper reviews an article entitled “Teachers and students talk about talk: Class discussion and the way it should be” by Bill Connolly and Michael Smith. The paper summarizes the finding of the way class discussion can add value to learning and comments on the article’s usefulness. The bibliography cites 1 sources.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the teaching of reading comprehension and decoding skills especially in adolescent students. Reading is said to be primarily composed of two components: decoding (of particular words) and comprehension (of passages). In students with reading disabilities, educators need to focus on these two components in order for the students ...

A 6 page critique of Jawanza Kunjufu's Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys, Volume III (1990). Kunjufu argues that the needs of black males are distinctly different from those of either white males or white or African American girls. It is the black boy who is typically cast as deviant in the public school ...

This 8 page paper focuses on curriculum development in education and particularly on three theorists: Glatthorn, Dewey, and Tyler. The paper concludes that while there are two opposing models in terms of curriculum development, that they can co-exist in school systems. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper reviews Magnan's 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Professors. The book is evaluated for content and format. The subject of engaging students, as well as motivation, is discussed. No additional sources cited.

3 pages in length. Standardized – also called high-stakes – testing has turned the educational community into a hotbed of confusion, contempt and considerable consternation because of its blind eye toward minority students. That such testing procedures expect the same scholastic performance from all students no matter their cultural or academic background speaks ...

This 3 page paper discusses the best strategies for working with the very young child. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 9 page paper. For more than three decades, a battle has raged over the most effective approach to reading instruction. Is phonics or whole language better when teaching reading? This paper discusses the controversy from each of the perspectives, explaining each along with their respective advantages or benefits. The writer suggests a balanced ...

A 6 page paper which examines the value and effects of incorporating Gardner’s multiple intelligences into the classroom. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 7 page paper. There is no single strategy or procedure for teaching students with disabilities. There are numerous instructional models that are used with very specific learning disabilities. This paper discusses four topics: direct instruction, peer tutoring, class-wide tutoring, and formative evaluation. The benefits of the three instructional techniques are discussed. The importance and ...

This 12 page paper looks at different curriculum design models outlines their framework and assesses their strengths and weaknesses for application in educational establishments. The models include the product or objectives model associated with Tyler, but subsequently improved, Hirst’s curriculum content model, the process model associated with Stenhouse and the situational model Lawton and Skilbeck. ...

A 3 page report on the book “Experience and Education” by John Dewey. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

This 3 page paper discusses the mental illness of ADHD in children. In particular, this paper deals with the teacher who may have to address the child with ADHD in her classroom. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper that summarizes and analyzes three chapters from Keith Gilyard's Voices of the Self: A Study of Language Competence. The writer argues that this text provides a useful tool to those students contemplating careers in education as English teachers, particularly in regards to students who are white. This is because ...

This 7 page paper considers the five stages of developing a curriculum; diagnosis, design, assessment, facilitation and redesign, and uses these to show how, with a behaviourist approach, different models of curriculum design can be enhanced to increase student motivation. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of a classroom observation on Halloween. This paper outlines the factors that impacted students and their participation in activities.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the observation of one learning enviornment. Specifically, the learning environment observed was centered around six learning centers, with activities set up in each of these centers.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the observation of one special needs child, "Jack," and is an overview of his participation in a group activity.