The 1968 presidential address to the annual meeting of the National Council for the Social Studies (48th, Washington, D.C., November 1968).

An investigation was undertaken of end-of-course reactions of students who experienced varying numbers of test-taking failures during an introductory psychology course presented under two different formats: a mastery structure (multiple study/test options and absolute grading standards) and a conventional structure (one try on each midterm with…

SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR TWO FOLKTALES, "MOLLY WHUPPIE" AND "THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE," ARE POSED. THE QUESTIONS ARE DELIBERATELY WORDED TO EVOKE DISCUSSION, DISAGREEMENT, AND EVEN ARGUMENT. THE PURPOSE IS TO FOSTER INDIVIDUAL REACTION AND LIVELY DISCUSSION. THE QUESTIONS ARE DIVIDED INTO CATEGORIES ONLY FOR CONVENIENCE. EACH…

AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF CHILD MOTIVATION IN STRUCTURED SPEECH AND HEARING THERAPY BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT CHILDREN WHO NEED THIS TYPE OF HELP HAVE A CONSCIOUS DESIRE FOR IMPROVEMENT. PERTINENT LITERATURE WAS SURVEYED TO ESTABLISH A LISTING OF COMMON MOTIVES, DESIRES, AND NEEDS OF PEOPLE, AND A MOTIVATIONAL PREFERENCE EXAMINATION WAS…

FOUR- AND FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN ATTEND DAILY SESSIONS AT EACH OF FOUR EARLY ADMISSIONS CENTERS. THESE CHILDREN LIVE IN DEPRESSED LOW-ECONOMIC AREAS. THEIR VOCABULARIES ARE VERY LIMITED, AND THEIR RESTRICTED LIVES HAVE NOT PERMITTED THEM TO DEVELOP THE NECESSARY STORE OF BASIC CONCEPTS OR THE SOCIAL MATURITY NEEDED FOR SCHOOL. A CENTER BECOMES A…

This study determines that adolescents' attitudes toward older persons, while not negative as originally supposed, can be changed in a more positive direction through planned educational experiences. Situational and personal characteristics account for variance in pretest attitudes evidenced toward the aged. The study was conducted on ninth-grade…

Jean Piaget's theories of child development and the nature of intelligence are adapted to creative dramatics in this description of two games for children aged 6 through 12. The first game discussed incorporates a "touchy-feely box," a cardboard construction with openings on two sides so that a child may reach inside, select, and…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether terms used in the Annehurst Curriculum Classification System (ACCS) are appropriate and useful to describe learner characteristics. From the twelve characteristics postulated in the ACCS to describe learners, six were selected for study: experience, intelligence, motivation, emotion-personality,…

This report of the proceedings of the 3rd Annual Professional Education Seminar of the Central States Colleges and Universities centers upon the implications of technology for teaching and learning and contains addresses delivered, including "Some Concerns Related to Technology in Education," by Len Froyen; and "Implications of Technology for…

Eighteen young (almost 16 years of age) and 18 old(average age 70) subjects were assigned to either the control or one of two experimental groups on the basis of their age, sex, vocabulary, and need for achievement scores. All participated in a test session and two experimental sessions. Results indicate that: (1) Items that have been often…

In outline form, this monograph presents an analysis of specific cues that can assist those responsible for instruction to develop and analyze classroom environments that maximize opportunities for students to grow. It is divided into the following four areas: (1) evidence of effective organization; (2) evidence of effective resource management;…

A model of an instructional program which uses principles of effective management to optimize learning for adult learners is described. The model is a result of the authors' work with the Institute for Personal and Career Development which is responsible for the external degree program of Central Michigan University. Most adult learners have…

Thinking of technology and media in relation to a concept of lifelong learning requires a shift in perceptions of learning systems in the direction of increased innovation. Two limitations in current definitions of technology and media which must be overcome in future definitions are: (1) seeing them as contemporary phenomena which sprang from…

Most small, rural schools are not equipped to provide each and every student with an education which provides students with learning experiences that are necessary for the development of basic academic and non-academic skills. Therefore, small, rural schools need to identify and utilize the various human, natural, and social resources which…

In this paper, an integrated view is presented of the direction that education must take if it is to become the creative, effective, joyful enterprise that many educators long for. Educational institutions are not humane because they fail to deal with the human condition in all its variety and meaning. They continue to affirm the intellectual part…