A teaching technique that leads to auditory conceptualization--the ability to determine the number and order of sounds embedded within syllables--shows promise of measurably improving the reading proficiency of children of all ability levels. Based on C. and P. Lindamood's published technique, "Auditory Discrimination in Depth," the…

ADVOCATED ARE RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING AND CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES WHICH WILL PROMOTE THE RECRUITMENT OF ABLE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS INTO CAREERS IN SCIENCE. PART 1 OF THE PAPER DEVELOPS SUPPORT FOR THE ASSERTION THAT THE IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN CLASSROOM PRACTICES ARE REINFORCING TO THE STUDENT AND TEACHER ALIKE, WHILE THEIR…

Principles of mechanics and simple machines were taught to 14 ninth-grade general science classes. Three treatments were used: (1) an Expository-Deductive program in which the subject reads the statement and explanation of a principle before working with example frames illustrating that principle; (2) a Discovery-Inductive program in which the…

In this study, which involved 87 freshman English students at Brigham Young University, the variety of practice items and the strategy of Practice (convergent or divergent) were systematically varied, in order to assess their effects on a rule-finding task. The task was presented in an expository fashion, using both rules and practice, and in a…

This 19-page workbook presents the elementary student with topological concepts through sequences of pictures with related questions. Generally the questions ask, "How are the pictures different?" and "How are they the same?" Several topological concepts are presented in this manner: connectivity, number of holes, closed and open curves, networks,…

Teaching reading should not be a matter of transmitting stored information, concepts, and patterns of thinking into the learner's head; rather, it should be a way of working with children to facilitate the acquisition of information and the creation of meaningful ideas about the world in which they live. Teachers should examine certain questions…

This paper addresses the role of science education in today's society and the objectives of instruction in science. Observing that science cannot solve all of the problems of the world, and that science education has had little effect on the willingness of the general public to accept superstitions, the author argues that instructional approaches…

Reported are the results of an experimental course taught at the ninth grade level. The course included both modern and traditional topics in algebra. Presented are a rationale for the course, a list of the topics included in the course, a description of instructional techniques and methods used in presenting and developing some of the main ideas…

"Rocks" is a prototype kit of rock specimens, demonstration materials and activities for 5th and 6th grade classes to use over a two-week period. It is designed to allow students to discover that rocks were not always the same as they are today, that rocks contain clues to the changes they have undergone, what life on earth was like…

The introduction emphasizes the need for environmental and conservation education, and advocates an inquiry approach. Outdoor resources available to every school are listed. Detailed suggestions are made for investigating cement and concrete, cockroaches, earthworms, elm trees, and owls. In each case general background information and a list of…

Four principles of language arts teaching in the open school are, first, "school" becomes "workshop," where emphasis is on giving students opportunities for self-discovery, self-discipline, and self-control. Second, "teachers" become "learning facilitators," so that instead of thinking about what he wants to teach, the teacher focuses on the…

Reported is a study to determine if the participants, 42 elementary school science teachers enrolled in a methods course, could be trained to identify the inquiry strategy for teaching science. All subjects received six weeks of common training. Treatment Group A received training in the use of the Social-Substantive Schedule, an instrument used…

Funded in the fall of 1971, the project "Discovery Through Outdoor Education" serves the handicapped children of Macomb County (Michigan). The participants are physically, mentally, and emotionally handicapped children who qualify for special education services. Objectives are to: (1) improve youngsters' achievement in regular school subjects,…

Outdoor education teaching materials are presented for grades 3-6. The term "plot studies" encompasses those investigative activities which can be carried on within a small, defined land area on or near school grounds for the purpose of enhancing and extending classroom and textbook activities. Natural science activities deal with plant and animal…

Reported is a study of the effects of using the counterintuitive event in science teaching on subject-matter achievement and subject-matter retention of upper-elementary school students. Two separate units of instruction based on the demonstration-discussion method were designed for the study. A unit of instruction was designed for the control…