Methods of Teaching Agriculture, third edition

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.

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ISBN (PDF): 978-1-962841-17-7
ISBN (HTML): 978-1-962841-18-4
ISBN (EPUB): 978-1-962841-16-0
ISBN (print): 978-1-962841-15-3

Table of contents
Part #1: 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
Part #2: Methods for Teaching and Learning
5. Planning for Instruction
6. Group Teaching Techniques
7. Individualized Teaching Techniques
8. Managing Student Behavior
Part #3: Application of Learning
9. Application of Learning: The Laboratory
10. Application of Learning: Supervised Agricultural Experience
11. Application of Learning: FFA
Part #4: Teaching Special Populations
12. Teaching Learners with Special Needs
13. Teaching Adults
Part #5: 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 editors
L. H. Newcomb
Professor of Agricultural Education
Price Chair in Teaching, Advising, and Learning
Senior Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

J. David McCracken
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Education

J. Robert Warmbrod
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Education

M. Susie Whittington
Associate Professor of Agricultural Education
Teacher Education in Agricultural Education

Suggested citation
L. H. Newcomb, J. David McCracken, J. Robert Warmbrod, and M. Susie Whittington (2004, 2025). Methods of Teaching Agriculture, third edition. Blacksburg. https://doi.org/10.21061/methodsofteachingagriculture. Licensed with CC BY NC 4.0.

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