GRADES OR AGES: Grades 1-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Mathematics. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material includes an explanation of the new approach o teaching math and diagnostic tests (mathematics essentials inventories) for each grade. The main body of the guide deals with the concepts and contents of the program under the…

The document discusses a 5-day outdoor education program held in the spring of 1968 for 31 fifth graders from Prairie Lincoln Elementary School, Grove City, Ohio; site of the self-supporting resident experience ($23 estimated cost per student) was The Columbus Presbytery Camp, Lancaster, Ohio. As reported, the primary purpose of the outdoor…

GRADES OR AGES: K-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social science. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material includes an explanation of the rationale, definitions of the social science core disciplines, glossary of terms, guidelines for teaching, and descriptions of concepts. The main body of the guide is designed in a five-column…

The Mathematics Evaluation Materials Package (MEMP)is a set of objectives and companion test items for mathematics education in Grades 4 to 6. The educational objectives are stated in terms of student performance and are coupled with companion test items. In this package are some companion items for objectives that are commonly used for the topic,…

This curriculum guide is intended to introduce fifth and sixth grade children to the study of poetry. Separate units include discussion of, suggested activities for, and questions about (1) metrics and scansion; (2) rhyme scheme and stanza; (3) diction, denotation and connotation, and onomatopoeia; (4) rhyme (end rhyme, masculine and feminine…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade K-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Elementary Music. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: This instructional guide is divided into seven sections covering grade levels K-6. The introductory material includes a statement of purpose for the teacher. Each section is presented in three columns: concept and skills, teacher and pupil…

An evaluation of the "Inside/Out" television series on health education includes a list of participating classrooms; summary statistics of children who watched each program by race and sex; introductory letters to teachers; format and instructions for training observers; observers' assessment of "Inside/Out"; teachers' evaluations of the programs…

The effectiveness of the impress method of reading instruction, in which the student and teacher read aloud simultaneously, was studied. The subjects were 24 fourth and fifth grade students from a New Jersey school, whose reading level was a year or more below grade placement (indicated by scores on a standardized achievement test) and who…

A guide to filmmaking techniques and the use of class-made films in the curriculum covers techniques of both animated and live-action films. The purposes of single concept, documentary, interpretive, and time-lapse films are discussed briefly. Production techniques covered include organization of personnel, scripting, filming, directing, editing,…

A PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION UNIT WHICH USED PICTORIAL AND SIMULATION TECHNIQUES WAS DEVELOPED TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO USE THE CARD CATALOG. ITEMS INVOLVED IN THE UNIT INCLUDED A PROGRAMED TEXTBOOK, A SPECIAL CARD CATALOG, AND A PRACTICE SET OF BOOKS. SUBJECTS WERE STUDENTS FROM GRADES 3, 4, AND 5 WHO WERE DIVIDED INTO AN EXPERIMENTAL AND A CONTROL…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING VOCABULARY CONCEPTS THROUGH DIRECT EXPERIENCE AND THE INFLUENCE ON READING ACHIEVEMENT AND CONCEPT ACHIEVEMENT WERE STUDIED. FORTY-TWO FIFTH-GRADE PUPILS DIVIDED INTO 21 PAIRS MATCHED ON SEX AND INTELLIGENCE WERE ASSIGNED RANDOMLY TO AN EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUP. FOR 19 WEEKS, TWICE A WEEK FOR A TOTAL OF 40…

A study investigating interactions between imagery instructions and aptitude variables is presented. One group consisting of seven fifth-grade classes was given imagery instructions in the reading of a short text, while another group read the text in a regular way. Three different outcomes covering different types of learning were registered. As…

Jensen (1969) proposed a two-factor model of intelligence by which mental abilities can be divided into memory and higher mental processes labeled "Level I" and "Level II" respectively. This study employed statistical methods characteristic of construct validation to examine a battery of memory, intelligence, and achievement…

This study investigated some of the attitudinal and behavioral components of racial prejudice in elementary school children. It also assessed the effectiveness of various modification procedures upon children's racial attitudes and inter-group behavior at different age levels. A four-stage research design was used. The pre-test stage involved…

Describes an experiment which examined the effects of exposing elementary school students to a career-oriented curriculum. Also examined were the effects of the curriculum on students' career awareness, sex bias, and choices of occupation. (GO)