Reforms suggested in several major national assessments of secondary education have led to the development of a number of experiential, community-based programs for secondary students. Experience-Based Career Education offers such programs to over 15,000 students in all 50 states. Of these, 218 students from five states were administered an…

THIS STUDY WAS AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY IN PART THE PRESENT DEFICIENCIES IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL. A SAMPLE OF 45-70 KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN WERE STUDIED IN A TWO-PHASE PROGRAM. THE FIRST 2-YEAR PHASE WAS DEVOTED TO EXPERIMENTING WITH METHODS OF ASSESSING LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR AND WITH SPECIFIC EXPERIMENTAL…

THE EXPERIMENTATION EXPLORES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IMMEDIATE AND DELAYED REINFORCEMENT. IT IS STATED THAT THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF EITHER REINFORCEMENT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF RESPONSE LEARNED AND THE FUNCTION OF THE REINFORCEMENT. THESE EXPERIMENTS EXPLORE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TIME INTERVAL SEPARATING RESPONSE AND REINFORCEMENT, THE…

THE PURPOSE OF SYSTEMATIC TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ARITHMETIC IS TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP IDEAS OF PROCEDURE, METHODS OF THINKING, MEANING INHERENT IN NUMBER REACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENT IN ORDER THAT THE QUANTITATIVE SITUATIONS OF LIFE MAY BE HANDLED INTELLIGENTLY. AT THE KINDERGARTEN-PRIMARY LEVEL THE NUMBER CONCEPTS TO BE FOSTERED ARE--PUTTING…

TELEVISION HAS NEITHER ELIMINATED, REDUCED, NOR REPLACED MAN'S NEED AND USE OF BOOKS, BUT HAS MERELY INCREASED HIS APPETITE FOR KNOWLEDGE. LIBRARIANS, BOOK PUBLISHERS, MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ALL ATTEST TO INCREASED GROWTH AND USE OF PRINTED MATERIALS SINCE THE ADVENT OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION. EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION WAS SPURRED IN THE…

IN A PREVIOUS STUDY, REPORTED IN ED 003 533, THE FILMSTRIP, "THE SUN AND ITS PLANETS," WAS FIELD TESTED AND REVISED. THIS PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR A SECOND REVISION WHICH WAS COMPARED WITH THE ORIGINAL. THE TWO VERSIONS WERE PRESENTED TO RANDOMLY SELECTED HALVES OF THREE GROUPS OF STUDENTS. THESE STUDENTS WERE SELECTED FROM GRADES 5, 6, 7,…

Prepared to assist teachers in the planning and implementation of outdoor field trips as types of learning experiences in the State of Hawaii, this book is arranged by island and by day trips and overnight trips within each island. A brief introduction to each island gives general background information, and a table enables teachers to quickly…

This paper draws together briefly theories and knowledge from research in morphology and cognitive psychology, as well as some hypothetical information from traditional psychiatry, to show the ramifications of play in children's development. Play is defined as any of a wide variety of behaviors through which an individual attempts to discover what…

A COMPENDIUM OF WORKABLE AND REASONABLE TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH ALTERNATIVES IN SELECTING LEARNING EXPERIENCES IS PRESENTED. MATERIALS ARE DESIGNED TO AID TEACHERS AND LEARNERS IN ALL SUBJECT MATTER AREAS. TEACHING TECHNIQUES DESCRIBED ARE (1) THE CASE STUDY, (2) DISCUSSIONS SUCH AS SYMPOSIUM, COLLOQUIUM, BUZZ SESSIONS, AND…

A weekend residency was held at Empire State College entitled, "Knowledge for What?--The Social Uses of Knowledge." Participants were Empire State College students from all areas of study. The total learning experience included the weekend residency and contract work based on the weekend. The report covers only the activities of the…

About 50 participants and 8 supervisors attended the Summer Camp. Visitors were encouraged and parents often came to see what their kids were doing. Before arriving at camp, the students learned how important balancing the supplies was when loading the boats. On the way to camp, students studied the: (1) landmarks so that they could find their way…