The author describes an effort in cooperative sponsorship that produces workshops using the facilities of the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, Grand Island, Nebraska, for simulated experiences in pioneer living. (JH)

Written by teachers for teachers of English and the language arts in kindergarten through grade 12, this book presents 50 projects and activities that involve students actively in the processes of their learning experiences. Each project includes a statement of objectives, a brief description of the project, lists of suggested procedures for the…

Four geoboard activities for elementary school students are described. (SD)

As a result of the Experiential Education Evaluation Project the publication identifies instruments used to measure and assess experiential learning programs. The following information is given for each instrument: rationale for its inclusion in the study; precise issues or outcomes designed to measure, validity and reliability data; and…

Measurement issues related to assessment of the individual in both formal and non-formal education are outlined. First, techniques to assess the educational value of life experiences (especially adults contemplating new educational or work experiences are described). The work of Ruth Ekstrom stresses deriving the dimensions of accomplishment to be…

This study investigated the relative effectiveness of three methods of using manipulative materials for instructing third-grade students on addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers. Subjects (N=124) were selected from a larger pool from two schools on the basis of scores on a prerequisite skills measure and the pretest. They were randomly…

This document discusses Activity Group Guidance (AGG) which is viewed as a useful tool for counselors who wish to include developmental guidance as part of their programs. AGG is a process in which group participants experience and discuss one or more guidance principles through the planning and completing of some task or project. One group…

The ability of nursery school children to associate pairs of toys was assessed under four experimental conditions: (1) control, (2) subjects manipulating the toys, (3) subjects generating a sentence, and (4) subjects generating a sentence while manipulating the toys. All three subject-involvement conditions produced significantly better…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a laboratory in the teaching of mathematics. A sample of 980 students in 36 seventh-grade mathematics classes from six District of Columbia inner-city schools was administered the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills in October and in the following May. Twelve classes attended…

Included are three curriculum guides, Section A, Section B, and Section C, which are concerned with the development of number concepts in elementary school, through the use of Cuisenaire rods. Small group and individual instruction are encouraged, and many suitable learning activities are suggested. Section A is introductory and covers number…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Experience-Based Career Education program in the Kanawha County, West Virginia School System. Four facets of pupil behavior were examined: achievement in English skill areas; attitudes toward work; attitudes toward education; and attendance. (Author)

In an earlier article (AA 528 071), the author described how kindergarten through second-grade students can create improvisations based on selected poems, stories or books. This article takes improvisation one step and a few grades further by showing how third through sixth graders can structure entirely "original" stories, characters and plots.…

Johann Gottlieb Heusinger, an eighteenth-century German educator who was influenced by writings of Rousseau and Kant, argued the importance of bodily activity to children and advocated making industrial occupations central in the elementary curriculum. Heusinger's ideas influenced Dewey and Bonser and ultimately were important to the Industrial…

The course Introduction to Technology (Quebec Department of Education) allows a student to increase his creative processes while increasing his technological awareness. This awareness is developed by the construction of a prototype which arises out of substantive technical information and a perceived personal need relative to a particular theme.…