Two eighth grade classes, each with 22 students, participated in a study to determine if the library skills knowledge of students who had practical library experience along with classroom instruction would be significantly greater than that of students who had the classroom instruction with no library experience. One class was used as an…

In the framework of Transactional Analysis, there are three ego states, the Parent, Child, and Adult. Students' enthusiasm for learning is directly related to the health of their Child ego state. Since the Adult ego state exemplifies the rational part, schools can be seen as organized to further the functioning of this state. An examination of…

Using three classic heroes of literature to examine different approaches to leadership, this paper describes the leadership style of each character and then describes a modern counterpart to each style; each of the modern leaders is an educator and facilitator of experiential learning. Cervantes' Don Quixote ("Don Quixote") is used as an example…

To determine what a theory of adult learning should encompass, three topics were considered: current status of adult learning theory, contributions of the developmentalists, and foundation for a total person model of adult learning theory. An overview of activity related to theory building in adult learning during the 1970s showed the emphasis…

Designed for use in providing information to others on experience-based career education (EBCE), this introductory guide supplies information at the awareness level for use prior to a decision being made to start an EBCE program. The guide is divided into five sections. The first three sections focus on an orientation to EBCE and lay out several…

This paper draws together briefly theories and knowledge from research in morphology and cognitive psychology, as well as some hypothetical information from traditional psychiatry, to show the ramifications of play in children's development. Play is defined as any of a wide variety of behaviors through which an individual attempts to discover what…

A report is given of a feasibility study in which several possible relationships between student, computer terminal, and electronic equipment were considered. The simplest of these configurations was set up and examined in terms of its feasibility for teaching the performance of fault localization on a Navy transceiver. An instructional program…

Experiential, or experience-based, learning programs can range from subjecting the products of student learning to judgment by adults to placing students in the community where standards are set by adults, students learn to negotiate on their own, and individual experiences are followed by reflection and debriefing. A number of benefits in the…

About 50 participants and 8 supervisors attended the Summer Camp. Visitors were encouraged and parents often came to see what their kids were doing. Before arriving at camp, the students learned how important balancing the supplies was when loading the boats. On the way to camp, students studied the: (1) landmarks so that they could find their way…

With the MATCH Box Press, children (grades 5-6) can print a limited edition of a book. With the teacher as publisher to oversee and assist, they write and edit the manuscript; design, print, and illustrate the book. The teacher's guide provides instructions for all the various phases of the process, which is designed to take about three weeks. A…

By engaging students in community service projects, action learning uses resources of the real world to give students opportunities to participate in performing tasks and making decisions that confront societal problems. Such projects should be decided on after a study of the needs of the community. After a project is selected, all relevant…

The course in Applied Number is designed to be covered with the course in Pure Number (see SE 012 723 to 725). The aims of this course are stated to be: "the development of (1) comparison: as exemplified by measurement; (2) exploration of the environment; (3) skills: among these, estimation and computation; and (4) language: as a medium for…

This guide is a continuation of SE 012 726. Each section is organized under the same six headings: length, volume and capacity, weight, time, money, and spatial relations. A further section describes work on statistics and graphs which may be spread over the entire interval covered by this guide. A great number of activities are suggested, leading…

To increase the student's learning experience, it is necessary that the learning process should involve more than the usual learning by doing approach. Instead, students should be able to participate in a broader manner by experiencing the planning, building, and completion of an activity. (EC)

Based on an analysis of responses from baccalaureate programs evaluating life experiences, a basis for a student fee system is developed, and the cost implications of alternative processes are explored. Practices at several institutions are reported. (Author/LBH)