A study was conducted to ascertain which characteristics of instructional films affect learning. Fourteen versions of a film designed to teach the assembly of part of an anti-aircraft gun were prepared and shown to different groups of trainees. The study examined the following factors: 1) number of words of narration used to describe the action,…

The discovery method, according to the author, promotes logical thinking, is motivational in nature, makes learning more permanent, produces more usable knowledge, and gets students actively involved. A discovery lesson is characterized by the following: (1) the concept to be learned is not announced, (2) experiences and activities are developed…

The purpose of the study was to identify the effectiveness of using activity oriented lessons in seventh grade mathematics. Students were randomly assigned to one of six participating classes; two classes used only textbooks, two used instructional modes other than texts, and two used both texts and other enrichment activities. Units in number…

These three pamphlets by the Department of Education in Victoria, Australia, provide an overview of the elementary mathematics curriculum which is described in greater detail in SE 012 723 to 729. The aims and philosophy, and the content and structure of the course are outlined, and methods of classroom organization to allow for individual…

Suggestions are made for a curriculum sequence in applied economics for grades 5 through 12, to give students practical skills for real life. A list of basic economic concepts is included. (SJL)

A project to sponsor town meetings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, to permit residents in isolated areas to express their concerns about delivery of human services and to make contact with others with similar concerns, is described. The description includes the project's rationale, purpose and goals, format, and evaluation. (KR)

This article considers three ways to incorporate active learning in the exploration of mathematics: organizing centers, open-ended tasks, and the solving of good problems. (MP)

Presented is the stage-set design approach to classroom environment, in which the classroom is designed as a stage so that learning experiences and situations may become life-related and purposeful. (BD)

As the age of the "typical" teacher increases, there is a greater need for teacher renewal; three approaches to teacher renewal are examined. (MM)

Constructed and experienced by students engaged in an outdoor education class at East Stroudsburg State College in Pennsylvania, the "Owl Trail" is a self guided rope trail (600 yards in length) employing such devices as sensory corrals, bridges, and "go to" ropes (ropes attached to the main rope which provide side trip…

Angle measurement activities utilizing tinker-toys, geoboards, and paper-and-pencil constructions are given which could be used with children prior to the development of the degree concept. (MN)

Activities for providing practice in estimating sums and products using calculators are presented. Worksheets are included. (MN)

Finding the sum of all n digit whole numbers that can be formed from an n digit whole number is proposed as a useful classroom activity. The problem leads from inductive method to deductive proof with the aid of pocket calculators, and provides an opportunity to introduce factorial notation and permutations. (MN)

A discussion of the process by which pictures are secured from distant places by use of computers is preceded by a brief explanation of the binary number system. (MN)