A paired-associate learning task, with labeled pictures as stimuli and responses, was administered to a sample of fourth and fifth grade children. Sentence and imagery mediators which linked the stimulus and response terms were either provided by the experimenter or generated by the children themselves under instructions from the experimenter.…

A course designed to groom editors for the newspaper is presented. Editing copy, copyreading and proofreading, principles of headlining, responsibility of the press, libel and slander laws, and problems of censorship are covered. Course objectives include the following: (1) The student will recognize and correct all newspaper items that do not…

This book provides over 100 ideas and activities developed and tested by teachers to help students become independent learners. Specific strategies are suggested that may aid students in defining problems, planning individual studies, finding information, and recording, reporting, and evaluating results. The six chapters are "Independent…

The 32 ideas for activities described in this document have been collected to help the reading teacher to teach reading comprehension skills. Activities, listed according to their purpose, concentrate on specific skill areas which give children difficulty, such as following directions, finding the main idea, recognizing sequence, understanding…

This booklet contains 19 exercises designed to aid school administrators in improving themselves and/or their schools. Each exercise consists of a brief synopsis, a list of goals or outcomes of the exercise, a recommendation about the size of group that might participate in the exercise, a list of resources and materials needed for the exercise, a…

Content and related learning activities of a four-part adult education class in the metric system are described. (LH)

Described are two hospital-based laboratory exercises which helped students perceive the relationship between the principles of microbiology and the practice of nursing. The exercises involved an environmental study focusing on problems of nosocomial infection and a study of patients hospitalized with infectious diseases. (Author/MS)

Various games are described for enlarging childrens vocabulary.

The author developed a new format for environmental field trips where participants are not passive listeners, but actively involved. Slides that familiarized participants with the criteria for evaluating environmental quality were used prior to the trip. Participants recorded positive and negative indicators on the trip establishing an…

A game combining the solution of mathematics problems with checkers is described. (SD)

A step-by-step procedure for converting a secondhand platform balance to the metric system is outlined for use as a student project. (MP)

The use of these sticks is suggested as an enrichment activity. The method of construction is described. (MP)