This program, which consists of six volumes, a teaching strategies packet, and audiovisual materials, is based on a model which stresses the importance of identifying and encouraging eight thinking-feeling abilities which all children are capable of developing. The basic goals of the program are concentrated on stimulating growth in these…

Affective education programs have had an uneven impact upon children, teachers, and school systems, as have affective interventions. This paper describes an experimental intervention and two active control programs, and uses an Aptitude X Treatment Interaction analysis for reporting their impact in the affective domain. (Author)

If physical educators maintain that affective objectives are both desirable and attainable through physical education, then they must understand psychosocial development and influence children in positive ways. An optimal challenge model uses observation, teacher behavior, and personal reflection in an attempt to educate the "whole…

Provides a pro and con discussion of the use and/or worth of behavioral objectives in the teaching of children's literature; also provides a list of behavioral objectives one author used. (HOD)

This teacher's workbook which accompanies the Total Creativity Program consists of a group of checklists for the following purposes: assessing pupils, compiling and diagnosing pupil assessments, and assessing and helping teachers. (JK)

Examined the effects of selected group experiences from the Human Development Program (HDP) on the self-concept of sixth-grade pupils. HDP is a semi-structured, flexible and open-ended developmental curriculum in the area of affective education. Results indicate that HDP is a valuable guidance tool. (Author)

Suggests that the oral language program can be specifically designed to create an affective focus and provides several strategies for effecting such a goal. (TO)

A case study of an 11-year-old boy with behavior problems illustrates the use of goal analysis in developing attainable objectives. (CL)

Discusses the current controversy about too much realism in children's literature and concludes, by citing several examples of recent children's and adolescents' books, that literary quality together with realistic plots and characters makes good books. (TO)

Examined effectiveness of selected lessons from the Toward Affective Development program in creating awareness of alternatives in psychosocial situations among 60 sixth-grade children. Treatment consisted of presentation of 18 selected lessons from the program. Comparison of pre- and post-test data indicated positive effect of treatment.…

Offers seven lesson plans to help blend the affective and cognitive realms of children's learning, connecting an emotional lexicon with written and spoken dialogs, photographs, arguments, and movements. (DMM)

This study examined the impact of affective education on elementary school underachievers who were referred by their teachers for behavior problems or randomly selected for treatment. The experimental subjects showed a greater increase in reading skills, and were more warmhearted, emotionally stable, venturesome, and vigorous after the group…

A sequence of behaviorally specified drama skills needs to be developed--but cautiously. (JH)

Elementary school teachers were trained in seven guidance learnings over a two-day span so that they could use guidance approaches in their classes. The Guidance Learning Rating Scale was developed to evaluate statements before and after their exposure to confluent education activities. There were significant changes in test scores in the expect…

Examines the systematic use of poetry in the school counseling setting. Discusses the use of poetry for the affective aspects of counseling including identity development and as part of the helping and healing process. Concludes with cautions on the use of poetry. (RC)