Addresses what should be learned through service learning in political science identifying two objectives: (1) transmitting knowledge; and (2) developing active citizens. Believes that it is necessary to impart factual knowledge about politics through service learning in order to create educated students and engaged citizens in political science.…

Discusses the use of technology at the Seattle Art Museum (Washington). Includes a Web site that enables students in grades six through ten to act as curators and offers integrations of technology in the exhibition "Leonardo Lives: The Codex Leicester and Leonardo da Vinci's Legacy of Art and Science." (CMK)

In-the-moment events, which may take unexpected, negative turns and require unplanned responses, necessitate teacher flexibility to maintain an effective learning environment. Case studies within the framework of experiential learning theory illustrate flexible responses. Flexibility may be expanded by assessing learning style, experimenting with…

A teacher of gifted elementary school students reflects on her experiences using the Foxfire approach and on its value in involving students in experiential learning and facilitating higher level critical and creative thinking skills. Seven of her sixth grade students describe the projects they've completed over the years. (SV)

Discusses assessment and evaluation instruments associated with the observation and analysis of communication within groups involved in simulations, games, and role play workshops. Interpersonal communication is described from three perspectives: (1) observer-based, (2) self-assessment, and (3) a combination of self- and colearner assessment. (21…

Investigated were the attitudes of two groups of students in their first year of secondary education at four metropolitan senior high schools in Western Australia. Results indicated that there was little attitude difference between the group which had experienced the new curriculum and those who had not. (CW)

Discusses a teaching strategy devised to introduce adult students to the formalities of contextual analysis and multiplicity thinking and designed to get them to see that phenomena can be described from several points of view simultaneously and that each description has validity. Explores various ways this process eases student anxieties. (JS)

Discusses classroom demonstrations of classical conditioning and notes tendencies to misrepresent Pavlov's procedures. Describes the design and construction of the conditioner that is used for demonstrating classical conditioning. Relates how students experience conditioning, generalization, extinction, discrimination, and spontaneous recovery.…

Shoreham-Wading River Middle School in Long Island, New York, is a place where team teaching, experiential learning, teacher participation, and teachers lunching with students are everyday events. Youngsters do community service, work on a small school-owned farm, take trips to explore career options, and almost never cut school. Strong faculty…

Examines a cooperative learning technique called Jigsaw that was used to determine whether college-level students taught by this method scored higher on a posttest than students who were not. Results showed no significant difference between those taught by the Jigsaw technique and those who were not. (GG)

Outlines components of fear in outdoor adventure activities. Reports ratings by 311 Outward Bound students of 23 common fears in the outdoors. Discusses techniques of fear reduction therapy: systematic desensitization, flooding, modeling of coping methods by instructors, and rehearsal of adaptive behaviors. Contains 16 references. (SV)

Presents experiments which show that in electrostatics there are logical reasons for describing charged materials as positive or negative. Indicates that static and current electricity are not separate areas of physics. Diagrams of experiments and circuits are included. (RT)

Discusses a research project of testing detergents that resulted from students' classroom observations of and questions about water pollution and suds. Outlines procedures and responsibilities necessary for conducting the experiment. A sample student data sheet is included. (RT)

Described are three programs ranging from short to long-term immersion in backcountry environments. Stresses that wilderness studies direct participants toward reconnecting culture with nature through advocacy and cultivation of the ecological self. (Author/CW)

States that the relation between school and reality has widened through the years. Identifies the dominance of cognitive teaching and learning over other methods as an unwanted effect of this lack of relevance. Emphasizes the increasing importance of practical learning (learning by head and hand) in general education. (GEA)