Lists goals for self-actualization that could be incorporated into a social studies program and provides activities for the achievement of these goals. The activities involve communication and group participation. (KC)

Described are six affective techniques utilized in a 10-week psychology mini-course to heighten student self-awareness and stimulate student participation. Exercises involved artistic expression, picture interpretation, family characterization, operant conditioning, educational games, home making skills, and woodworking activities. Evaluative…

This article states that affective learning is important to prevent boredom and stimulate language use. Use of affective learning activities in the language classroom is outlined and a teaching technique, the open-ended sentence is described as a method that elicits responses charged with personal opinions, feelings and humor. (CHK)

Affective learning, psychomotor learning and cognitive learning are three objectives of education; they cannot be completely separated and often one type of objective may be a means of achieving another. This study attempted to begin bridging the gap between the affective objectives and the cognitive-psychomotor objectives in foreign language…

The paper describes a model to aid curriculum developers as they design futures curricula. The objective is to demonstrate how curricula can be holistic in perspective and balanced in provision for student future-focused role image as well as subject matter. The model, based on symmetry (within the individual and the curriculum), has seven facets:…

The guide was developed to assist elementary school counselors and teachers in working together to provide children, grades K-5, with a school experience which addresses their career development needs through developing both affective and cognitive learnings. Part 1, The Importance of Career Guidance in the Elementary School, provides a general…

Developments in the field of teaching culture are outlined, and some directions for further reading and development are listed. The focus is on multicultural materials, with only occasional reference to culture-specific media. Most of the literature surveyed is in the field of foreign language education, but some attempt was made to sample current…

Learning activities and teaching methods based on the social science disciplines and language arts skills are presented to aid classroom teachers in grades one through three as they develop and implement social studies education programs. Major objectives of the handbook are to identify social studies concepts which are within the realm of…

The result of a curriculum development project known as Project Open, this curriculum guide offers a course on communication technology to ninth graders who are participating in the Career Exploration in Technology program and have completed the eighth grade course. Nineteen units form the subject matter of the guide: an introduction, visual…

The document consists of collected articles which provide information to teachers on constructing goals for K-12 social studies and developing learning activities which implement those goals. The project was undertaken in response to national interest in citizenship education and in an attempt to enable teachers to identify basic skills to which…

The guide outlines concepts central to the process of governance at local, state, and national levels. It is intended for use by junior high school social studies teachers as they develop and implement educational programs to help students understand governmental structure and functions and to develop skills in evaluating government strategies and…

The purpose of the paper is to stress the development of content-centered classroom activities useful for attaining values clarification and/or moral development goals. The objective is to help teachers understand the formulation of content-centered learning activities so that they will be able to plan and produce their own value sheets or moral…

This curriculum guide is the first of four guides which identify the scope, sequence, goals, and resources for the social studies program of the Spokane public schools. Suggested are social studies materials, resources, and activities for kindergarten and primary grade levels. Emphasizing social studies knowledge and skill development, the guide…

This curriculum guide suggests materials, resources, and activities related to social studies knowledge and skill development for grades 4-6. Third grade activities are also included to inform intermediate teachers what has been previously taught. Part of a series of social studies program guides designed to be used in the Spokane public schools…

To aid elementary school classroom teachers and others interested in developing humanistic education programs, the book suggests materials, resources, and activities which work toward humanistic goals. Humanistic education is interpreted as a process of helping people develop human potential. The book is presented in 13 chapters. Chapter I defines…