The investigator attempted to demonstrate that, through the use of high school students as instructional assistants in elementary science classrooms, affective behavioral strategies could cause changes in elementary pupils' affective meanings and that these changes could be measured. The investigator met with selected high school students, at…

This is an evaluation of a project whose expressed purpose is to teach "abstract conceptually-oriented" mathematics to disadvantaged elementary school children using a discovery-oriented, pattern-recognition approach. This report is primarily of Project SEED (Special Elementary Education for the Disadvantaged) in Gary, Indiana during…

In this monograph, information for developing camp objectives, evaluation instruments, and program activities is presented. It includes: a brief treatise on the development of outdoor education programs; information related to the construction of behavioral objectives; attitude formation, change, theory, and measurement; a description of the…

The study of interpersonal behavior can be of most benefit to the student if he is allowed to assist in the construction of individualized behavioral objectives. To implement this approach the student must first identify what he perceives to be his communication strengths and weaknesses. Next, the student identifies his goal in the form of…

This paper describes a model in which parents were taught to modify the behavior of their children. Parents were referred to the group after only brief screening consisting of a lengthy questionnaire, an intake interview with a clinician at a mental health center, and perhaps a brief discussion of the case at a disposition conference. Referrals to…

Between November 1969 and September 1970, four training sessions were held--two for research directors from the 21 school districts comprising the Council of the Great City Schools, and two for members of research and evaluation staffs. The first research directors session dealt with information systems and evaluation of multiple project programs;…

This study was designed to determine whether a training program which focuses primarily on interpersonal relationships, communication and observation skills, and knowledge and understanding of both one's own behavior and that of others would increase the empathetic ability of psychiatric aides. Two studies were conducted. A pilot study was done to…

Critical methodological issues in the design and evaluation of programs in affective education are discussed. The uncertain relationship between the short term and long range goals of instruction is problematic to evaluation in the traditional subject matter areas; but it is a much more serious predicament for evaluators of education in values and…

This collection of instructional objectives and related measuring instruments is one of two Instructional Objectives Exchange publications devoted exclusively to affective objectives and measures. Concerning attitude toward school, it describes procedures used in preparing objectives and measures and their possible uses. Objectives are listed…

Eleven criteria for examining the teaching/learning situation in a classroom are proposed. These criteria, which relate to the percent of time students or teachers spend in the activities, are: (1) types of thought processes, (2) activity decisions, (3) motivation, (4) activity differentiation, participation and pacing, (5) activity form…

This special issue of "The English Record" contains 12 articles about the teaching and learning of English at the primary and secondary school levels. The issue includes: "Reading Education in New York State" by E. B. Nyquist; "Writing and Imaginative Writing" by D. J. Casey; "Creativity Theory and Language Arts" by R. P. Smith; "Communication: A…

The English curriculum described in this document emphasizes the use of the following methods for implementing performance objectives: the integrated approach to language arts, the student-centered approach, the activity-oriented approach, the small-group process, the large-group process, and individualized instruction. This document outlines the…

Points up the need for inclusion of affectional components in both class and field work in social work education. The utilization of racial content is described as a vehicle for an examination of values, attitudes, and feelings, which is considered essential for developing self-awareness. (Editor/JT)

The aim of feelings classes is to help children learn how feelings and behaviors are related, and how they affect others and themselves. The present project studied whether a feelings class changed elementary school children's choices of potential behavioral reactions. The results indicate movements to more positive interpersonal interactings. (NG)

Although the students in the three programs selected for study came from similar backgrounds, this study of different instructional extremes shows that extended, positive schooling can have an important impact on the affective growth of students. (Author/EB)