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Flowers, Ami A.; Carroll, John P.; Green, Gary T.; Larson, Lincoln R. – Environmental Education Research, 2015
Construction of developmentally appropriate tools for assessing the environmental attitudes and awareness of young learners has proven to be challenging. Art-based assessments that encourage creativity and accommodate different modes of expression may be a particularly useful complement to conventional tools (e.g. surveys), but their efficacy and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Art, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Art Expression
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Sloane, Marie W. – Childhood Education, 1999
Describes use of learning-resource centers as a method of supporting meaningful learning in primary classrooms. Discusses student assessment through formal and informal means; planning, including selecting learning goals and activities; and documentation of student progress as the keys to children's effective use of learning-resource centers.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Learning Centers (Classroom), Primary Education
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Brooker, Liz – Childhood Education, 2003
Notes that rapid introduction of information and communication technologies in United Kingdom schools, along with government-mandated curriculum requirements, has not been matched by growth in practitioners' understanding of appropriate ways to use the technology. Examines the successful implementation of technology in early childhood settings…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Cesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 1998
Annotates selected ERIC documents and journal articles discussing issues related to developmentally appropriate practice (DAP). Topics include DAP in early childhood and elementary settings and regular and special education, the current debate regarding DAP and multicultural education, student evaluation, teachers' and parents' beliefs regarding…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
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Glines, Don – Paths of Learning: Options for Families & Communities, 2001
The present "factory" model of schooling is over 100 years old and continues many practices unsupported by research. School districts could implement research and development centers that investigate optional learning environments and lifestyles, implement unused research results, and offer a climate for developing new approaches and materials…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change, Educational Environment
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Humphryes, Janet – Young Children, 1998
Examines the similarities between high-quality, fully implemented Montessori programs and other developmentally appropriate programs for young children. Focuses on the Montessori philosophy, human relations within the learning environment, the curriculum, areas of the Montessori classroom, relations between home and program, and the developmental…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Daniels, Ellen R.; Stafford, Kay – 1999
The Step by Step program was begun in 1994 as an experiment linking sound early childhood educational (ECE) practice with concepts of democracy to create classrooms in which children practice choice and learn critical thinking skills, and in which parents actively participate in their child's education. This manual extends the concepts of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childhood Needs, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment