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Monaco, Theresa M.; Chiappetta, Eugene L.
A "model approach" to teacher education specifies the development of a model of an idealized learning environment. One way to create a model as a real entity as opposed to a written document is to operationalize model classrooms that exemplify the type of instruction desired. The model described here goes hand in hand with the university-based and…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Demonstration Programs, Field Experience Programs, Individualized Instruction
Gallimore, Ronald; Tharp, Roland G. – 1974
This report briefly summarizes the motivation research strategy and results from the Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP). The rationale behind KEEP's use of on-task behavior to measure student motivation is discussed and the two strategies of motivation enhancement researched are described. These two strategies were: (1) staff training in…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Design, Contingency Management, Demonstration Programs
Medd, David – 1981
The experience of designing and making installations of school furniture in collaboration with three countries--Norway, Portugal, and Spain--and of performing additional work in France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom provides the basis for this report. The ages of the pupils in the schools concerned ranged from 3 to 13 years. A theme of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Design, Classroom Furniture, Demonstration Programs
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Taylor, Anne; And Others – Children Today, 1990
Describes the Head Start Classroom of the Future project, which is being introduced into inner-city centers in Grand Rapids, Michigan; a classroom for children of Hispanic migrant farmworkers in Holland, Michigan; and a classroom for Native American children at the Isleta Pueblo Head Start near Albuquerque, New Mexico. (BB)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Demonstration Programs, Educational Facilities Design
Chun, Sherlyn; And Others – 1974
This Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP) report presents a comparative study of the work rates of kindergarten and first grade children in two classroom environments: a learning-center and a study-carrel environment. The subjects, seven matched pairs of kindergarten and first grade students, were chosen on the basis of the results of a…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Carrels, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Smith, Dawn – 1987
This detailed curriculum guide describes a model program (the Preschool Hearing Impaired Support Center) implemented in the Detroit Public Schools' preprimary classes for the hearing impaired. The auditory-oral approach is based on the developmental philosophy of Jean Piaget and on principles of regular early childhood education programs. Section…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment