Methods of Teaching Agriculture - Third edition
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L. H. Newcomb, The Ohio State University
J. David McCracken, The Ohio State University
J. Robert Warmbrod (1929-2022), The Ohio State University
M. Susie Whittington, The Ohio State University
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Publisher: Virginia Tech Libraries
Language: English
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Table of Contents
I. Foundations for Methods in Agricultural Education
1. Factors Influencing Decisions About Teaching
2. Principles of Teaching and Learning
3. Planning the Course of Study
4. Learning as Problem Solving
II. Methods for Teaching and Learning
5. Planning for Instruction
6. Group Teaching Techniques
7. Individualized Teaching Techniques
8. Managing Student Behavior
III. Application of Learning
9. Application of Learning: The Laboratory
10. Application of Learning: Supervised Agricultural Experience
11. Application of Learning: FFA
IV. Teaching Special Populations
12. Teaching Learners with Special Needs
13. Teaching Adults
V. Evaluation of Learning
14. Evaluation of Learning
Appendix A: Sample Unit of Instruction
Appendix B: Vocabulary Useful in Developing Objectives and Test Items at Various Cognitive Levels
Ancillary Material
Submit ancillary resourceAbout the Book
Providing a clear and concise framework for teaching and problem solving in agricultural education, Methods of Teaching Agriculture, third edition is a necessary text for any teaching methods course. It includes a comprehensive examination of theory and research in guiding principles for how students learn best. Numerous illustrations and graphs clarify all concepts discussed within the text.
Methods of Teaching Agriculture, third edition is a republished work. This text was originally published by Pearson Prentice Hall in 2004 (ISBN 0131134183). Rights to the book have been reverted to the authors. The book was reformatted and republished in its entirety in 2025.
A desire to update this 2004 book resulted in the 2024 publication of the open textbook, The Art and Science of Teaching Agriculture: Four Keys to Dynamic Learning, freely available at https://doi.org/10.21061/teachagriculture.
About the Contributors
Authors
L. H. Newcomb, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership, and Former Senior Associate Dean and Director of Academic Affairs, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University.
J. David McCracken, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University and University of Arizona.
J. Robert Warmbrod, Ph.D. Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, and former Acting Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University.
M. Susie Whittington, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and former Executive Director of Academic Enrichment and the Second-Year Transformational Experience Program, The Ohio State University.