One hundred years after its conception, the scientific method continues to reinforce a kind of cultural lore about what it means to participate in inquiry. As commonly implemented in venues ranging from middle school classrooms to undergraduate laboratories, it emphasizes the testing of predictions rather than ideas, focuses learners on material…

This study was an exploration of how high school language learners and their teacher jointly constructed word meanings through multimodal representation and the sociopolitical reality of learners' lives as mediating factors in the context of simultaneous multiple learning activities. Thirty-three high school Advanced ESL 3 students were taught…

Conversations play a significant role in early childhood antibias and multicultural education because they enable children to connect with others and to begin to see the implications of certain assumptions. However, engaging children in these conversations is not always easy. No matter what the question, children frequently resist answering…

This document discusses the teaching of problem solving in environmental education. From an interdisciplinary viewpoint, this study describes some strategies for teaching that can favor the practice of educational activities oriented toward solving the concrete problems of the surrounding environment. The volume is divided into seven chapters. The…

Article described a way to help young students develop their vocabulary and word recognition skills. (RK)

Article described how a piece of appropriate music can change a group's mood thereby creating a better environment for learning. (Author/RK)

The purpose of the article is to reassess the utility of an old tool of geographic instruction, the atlas profile, which helps in understanding spatial concepts and associations. (KM)

Steps are given for teachers to individualize their classes using pre-prepared instructional materials. (HB)

Articles suggested how students can learn pinhole photography, developing their compositional styles, developing films without darkrooms, and utilizing existing educational resources for film developing. (RK)

THE ROLE OF ROTE MEMORIZATION WITH REGARD TO THE PERCEPTION OF MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS WAS INVESTIGATED. THE CONCEPTS INCLUDED FOR EXPERIMENTATION WERE--BINARY NUMBERS, SETS, POLYGONS AND ANGLES, STIMULUS VARIATION, DISPLAY, INCIDENTAL LEARNING, AND RESPONSE VARIATION. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FORMATION OF SIMPLE CONCEPTS IN YOUNG CHILDREN IS AN…

This study surveys the audio-tutorial practices and evaluations at 91 California and 25 other junior colleges in the United States. Seventy of the California colleges indicate they are now or will be using the audio-tutorial method in the near future. A large majority of them indicate that they prepare their materials locally. Many of the colleges…

Presents a mini unit designed to help children develop empathy for handicapped persons. (JMB)

Presents ideas for a variety of learning activities, many with a February theme. Includes such things as valentine games, word games, ideas for new uses for old books, Lincoln and Washington activities, a shapes game, ideas for how to use skill cares, and activities for teaching syllables. (JMB)

Discusses ways to use the outdoor environment (both natural and manmade) to teach children about shape and size, sets, geometry, counting, and measurement. (JMB)

Are you one of those people who feel that the only good insect is a dead one? Do you suffer from entomophobia--dread fear of insects? Such attitudes, fears, and prejudices stem from insect ignorance. Authors explain what insects are good for and give students a more realistic and fascinating view of their world. (Editor/RK)