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Toomey, Ron; Ketterer, Kim – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1995
Provides an account of how three elementary school teachers, two in Australia and one in the United States, used multimedia to enhance student learning. Topics include a historical context of trends in school computing, computer-enhanced learning, reflective learning, concept development, cooperative learning, and learning planning skills.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, Educational Trends

Boda, Edit; Tompa, Klara – Educational Media International, 1992
Discussion of the spread of educational technology and its influence on students focuses on experiences in Hungary. Topics discussed include the design of instructional materials, including software; curriculum development and the use of media; the teaching-learning process; goals of media use; examples from elementary and secondary education; and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology

Kretchmar, R. Scott; Gerber, Ellen W. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1983
This article describes the professional philosophy and educational contributions of Jesse Feiring Williams, who developed and directed the physical education program at Columbia University Teachers College. His views on "educating through the physical" and on the role of physical education in overall education are discussed. (PP)
Descriptors: College Administration, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles
Mackintosh, Helen K. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
This bulletin is concerned with how children learn to read. It describes as simply as possible the teacher's part in the reading experiences children have, and the ways parents can help in making the learning-to-read years of the child's life both happy and successful. Learning to read is not limited to the first grade. During each year a child…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Kindergarten, Beginning Reading, Grade 1
Mackintosh, Helen K.; Guilfoile, Elizabeth – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
Published originally in 1952, the bulletin "How Children Learn to Read" was the first in a series designed to illustrate the philosophy and principles set forth in The Place of Subjects in the Curriculum, Bulletin 1949, No. 12. It was planned to describe as simply as possible, especially for inexperienced teachers and for parents, the process of…
Descriptors: Teachers, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Learning Processes
Blackwood, Paul E. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1951
This bulletin is one of a series on the place of subjects in the elementary school curriculum. The first of the series showed how subject matter is introduced into the program in a modern school. The other bulletins in the series discuss how various skills, such as reading, creating in art, and writing are developed in the modern school program.…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary School Students, Cognitive Development, Thinking Skills
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960
This bulletin is the third in a series of annual publications issued by the Cooperative Research Program of the Office of Education. Its purpose is to provide practitioners, researchers, and others interested in education with information concerning research projects that are being supported under the Cooperative Research Program. A brief…
Descriptors: Educational History, Research Projects, Educational Research, Federal Programs
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
This bulletin, the sixth in a series, includes brief descriptions of research projects initiated under the Cooperative Research Program during fiscal year 1962, in 6 key areas: (1) Curriculum and instruction; (2) Characteristics of learners; (3) Special education; (4) counseling and guidance; (5) Sociology of education; and (6) Administration and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Research Projects, Educational Sociology, School Counseling
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
This bulletin, the fourth in an annual series, presents a brief description of research projects that have been initiated with support from the Cooperative Research Program of the U.S. Office of Education. Most of the projects were contracted in fiscal year 1960. However, descriptions of projects which were recommended for support in May 1960 but…
Descriptors: Educational History, Learning Processes, Instructional Effectiveness, School Administration