This study examines the influence of personality and cognitive attributes on innovation, focusing on student ability to adapt to changes in learning strategies. Tests were administered to 186 college students, evaluating their levels of self-esteem, need for social approval, dogmatism, critical thinking, reading achievement, and previous academic…

The assumption that self-concept can be taught and is, therefore, a legitimate educational objective underlies this package of teacher activities. The package offers elementary school teachers multiple self-concept exercises, and the techniques and procedures for their implementation in the classroom. The specific purpose of each exercise is…

The activities described in this report are focused on a preliminary investigation of the effects of presenting problems to children without any prior formal problem-solving instruction, on the children's ability to solve the problems, and on their subsequent problem-solving performances. The work was an outgrowth of activities related to the…

The purpose of this publication is to provide kindergarten teachers with the rationale, ideas, and activities necessary for implementing an experience-based language/prereading program in their classrooms. The various sections contain a rationale for using language experience activities; suggestions for classroom management of such activities; and…

The author discusses uses and sources of photographs as effective teaching aids in social studies classrooms. Pictures are not new among learning resources, but they adapt well to new focuses in social studies education. One third of the pamphlet explains how photographs can enhance learning. They can promote discovery learning, concept…

This module on instructional strategies is one of a set of three on curriculum design in vocational education and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules intended as a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Following…

This article deals with the teaching of spelling to students of foreign languages. Sample spelling exercises are given, mostly for the teaching of French. The simplest exercises involve filling in blanks with letters in response to a picture, the copying of whole words in activities such as crossword puzzles and sentences with blanks, and…

Because of an increasing interest in sociology at the high school level, this publication was developed as an aid to teachers, department heads, and supervisors to incorporate sociology into the secondary curriculum. The introduction defines sociology as not merely a study of society but specifically as the observation of social relationships, a…

This study examined effects of five combinations of four instructional variables on student learning. Subjects were 168 graduate students ernolled in a course in educational research at Arizona State University, Tempe. The five versions of the instructional program used in this study were constructed from cues, examples, practice items, and…

The teaching guide, first in a series of four, consists of learning experiences in mathematics for use at the kindergarten level. It focuses on the basic concepts of measurement and developing measurement skills in the early grades. It progresses to the concept of measurement by comparison and to developing basic volume measurement skills.…

The Medical Library Association's (MLA) guide for developing continuing education courses for librarians contains three main parts: a checklist, the text, and appendixes. The checklist provides questions to be considered in determining the scope of the course, designing learning activities, choosing methods and techniques, evaluating instruction,…

The document presents a guide for teaching insurance protection based on the needs of students in the South Pacific. It is presented as a unit of study within the area of consumer education. Suggestions for unit objectives, student activities, time allocation, teaching methods, and reference materials are offered. A lesson plan is outlined based…

The purpose of this teaching module is to examine materials and methods in the area of reading instruction. Upon completion of the module, participants should be able to (a) explain and give an example of a published program for seven approaches to beginning reading, (b) evaluate four published reading programs, and (c) state which approach they…

After four years of using simulation in the study of international relations, the authors have found it to be a potentially powerful research and teaching device. In this report they examine advantages, such as the ability it gives the researcher to manipulate experimental variables, and disadvantages associated specifically with the use of…

As interest in learning centers grows, such questions as "What is a learning center?" and "How does one get started?" are frequently asked. Essentially a learning center consists of designated areas within the classroom where children may go to do a specific activity related to concept development or skill reinforcement. Learning centers are based…