Descriptor
| Learning Activities | 15 |
| Nonverbal Learning | 15 |
| Instructional Materials | 8 |
| Elementary Education | 7 |
| Audiovisual Aids | 5 |
| Class Activities | 5 |
| Media Research | 5 |
| Teaching Guides | 5 |
| Visual Learning | 5 |
| Discovery Processes | 4 |
| Manipulative Materials | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Kresse, Frederick H. | 4 |
| Anderson, Tom | 1 |
| BOLYARD, A. JOYCE | 1 |
| Bazeli, Marilyn | 1 |
| Bloom, Richard | 1 |
| Bublitz, Mona | 1 |
| Carney, Loretta J. | 1 |
| Ferinden, William, Jr. | 1 |
| Gere, Anne Ruggles | 1 |
| Hess, Robert | 1 |
| Kruck, Nicholas | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 4 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 4 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Indiana | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Soc Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedGere, Anne Ruggles – English Journal, 1980
Challenges the identification of literacy with intelligence and abstract reasoning ability. Suggests nonverbal projects as a way of broadening the definition of intelligence in the English classroom. A bibliography is included. (DF)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Experiential Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedAnderson, Tom – Art Education, 1981
The author urges art educators to contribute to holistic education by emphasizing the unique and alternative modes of thinking and acting which are intrinsic to visual arts. He presents two exercises to help students develop a perceptual rather than conceptual or linguistic mode. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Art Education, Cognitive Processes, Learning Activities, Nonverbal Learning
Ferinden, William, Jr.; Kruck, Nicholas – American Vocational Journal, 1970
Authors suggest exercises for program beginning at first-grade level. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Elementary Education, Industrial Arts, Instructional Materials
Download full textBloom, Richard; Hess, Robert – 1969
The original intent of this investigation was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Object Sorting Task (OST) as a predictor of learning outcomes, especially among minority children. The study results, however, have produced a subtle but significant shift of attention to the issue of possible differences in the cognitive organization of children…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Experiential Learning, Learning, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedCarney, Loretta J. – Social Education, 1976
Discusses sex stereotypes and presents innovative ideas for dealing with them in a social studies course. Techniques suggested include collecting sexist cartoons and articles for display on the class bulletin board, photographing sexist signs on community business, and discussing sexist artifacts such as U.S. commemorative postage stamps and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Innovation, Educational Media, Learning Activities
Wiemann, Mary O.; Wiemann, John M. – 1975
This booklet presents current educational theories concerning nonverbal communication and provides classroom activities for putting these theories into practice. The first section discusses the definition of communication, the relationship of verbal and nonverbal communication, the components of nonverbal communication, the environment of personal…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education
BOLYARD, A. JOYCE; SMITH, M. DANIEL – 1965
A SEQUENCE OF LEARNING TASKS WHICH USED NONVERBAL STIMULI TO INTRODUCE CONCEPTS OF VECTOR SPACES WAS CONSTRUCTED. THE SAMPLE WAS 20 CHILDREN FROM GRADES 5 AND 6 WHO WERE MATCHED ON THE BASES OF INTELLIGENCE, READING, AND ARITHMETIC ACHIEVEMENT. EACH STAGE OF THE PROGRAMED SEQUENCE WAS PRESENTED TO EACH SUBJECT AS A CONCEPT-FORMATION PROBLEM.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Grade 5, Grade 6
Bublitz, Mona
Part of the Native American way is to be quiet; traditionally Native Americans had to be quiet to survive, to be secure, and to show respect. This curriculum guide, suitable for use at intermediate grade levels, presents a unit designed to share this important aspect of the Native American culture. The six lessons provide teachers with background…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Russell, Josiah Johnson, IV – 1970
A study was made of the comparative media effects upon teaching the component learning tasks of concept learning: classification, generalization, and application. The seven selected methods of presenting stimuli to the learners were: motion pictures with spoken verbal; motion pictures, silent; still pictures with spoken verbal; still pictures,…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Communications, Concept Teaching, Films
Kresse, Frederick H. – 1968
The Children's Museum in Boston developed MATCH Boxes (Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children) to provide self-contained, multi-media kits for elementary school use. The project sought to determine an optimum balance of activities and various media which would involve the student directly in the learning process and would make use of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
Kresse, Frederick H. – 1968
The Children's Museum in Boston developed MATCH Boxes (Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children) to provide self-contained, multi-media kits for elementary school use. The project sought to determine an optimum balance of activities and various media which would involve the student directly in the learning process and would make use of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
Bazeli, Marilyn; Robinson, Rhonda – 1997
The inclusion of critical thinking and viewing skills across the curriculum is one way to approach the development of problem solving, which could help develop the kind of students prepared to accept the challenges they face. Using popular media in teaching such skills links critical thinking to life in a way that keeps critical thinking from…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Critical Viewing, Curriculum Development
Kresse, Frederick H. – 1968
The second volume of the report by the Children's Museum of Boston on the development of MATCH Boxes (Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children) contains materials related to the evaluation of these multi-media kits. The MATCH Boxes, designed for use by a teacher with 30 children for two to three weeks, covered 16 different topics, the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Data, Discovery Processes
Kresse, Frederick H. – 1968
The second volume of the report by the Children's Museum of Boston on the development of MATCH Boxes (Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children) contains materials related to the evaluation of these multi-media kits. The MATCH Boxes, designed for use by a teacher with 30 children for two to three weeks, covered 16 different topics, the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Data, Discovery Processes
