Methods of Teaching Agriculture

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.

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

About 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.