This booklet develops the theme that young children best learn mathematics through exploration of their environment. Several activities designed to promote the learning of concepts about space, numbers, and measurement are illustrated. Also discussed is the role of the teacher in sequencing instruction, selecting materials, and maintaining the…

The author presents a strong case for the Artists in Schools Program, by describing the success of such programs throughout the United States. He believes this experiential approach to art provides humanizing experiences. (KC)

Presents guidelines for designing a training program having a proper blend of didactic (instruction) and experiential (process) learning methods. Covers two major dimensions to consider in determining the appropriate blend of didactic and experiential methods: utility (how the learning will be used) and the nature of the learning. (EM)

Suggests that educators will increase learning if they base curriculum on children's thinking patterns. Discusses prominent characteristics of young children's thinking and selection of content appropriate to these thinking patterns. (DB)

Describes an industrial arts teaching method in the Los Angeles schools using an interdisciplinary approach. This technique, called the Constructive Learning Method, consists of kits for building model airplanes, puppets, and simulated cities and factory production lines, and includes instruction in language, mathematics, and social studies. (MF)

Describes a study of the relative costs of assessing prior learning and the major design and implementation characteristics of prior-learning programs at 31 four-year and 34 two-year colleges. Operational areas examined included: special admissions fee, entry course, exit course, challenge exams, portfolio evaluations, training, and transcripting.…

This paper discusses the effect that microelectronic technology will have on elementary education in the decades ahead, and some of the uses of computers as learning aids for young children, including interactive games, tutorial systems, creative activity, and simulation. (MP)

Psychiatry instruction was divided into three components: basic information taught in a self-instructional format; experiential content (e.g., counseling and interviewing skills) taught with instructor feedback; and training in psychiatric data collection and diagnosis integrated in the self-instructional unit. Course use at Utah and student…

The author describes her experiences in giving a lesson on modular arithmetic to each of three groups of twelve-year-olds. (MN)

Describing a student historical trip with an environmental perspective, this article evaluates program objectives (evaluation of lifestyles, living in close proximity to the natural environment, comparison of natural and man-made landscapes, development of a sense of community identity, decision making skills for environmental management, and…

Suggestions for familiarizing elementary teachers with the use of the metric system are given. These include a "stair-steps" method of converting units within the metric system and estimation and measurement activities using familiar everyday objects. (MN)

The use of games to provide practice on specified objectives is discussed. Four games are described in relation to several guidelines. (MN)

The author presents an approach to the teaching of undergraduate introductory probability and statistics. He also presents experimental evidence that suggests the approach helps students rely upon probability theory in making estimates for the likelihood of events rather than rely upon heuristic principles which may bias probability estimates. (MN)

A number of outdoor practical activities involving measurement and shape are given. (DT)

Hands-on mathematical activities are described for use with tricycles, Big Wheels, single-, and multigeared bicycles. (JT)