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Foster, A.B.; And Others – 1964
Because of increasing population and industrialization and decreasing supplies of natural resources, the need for sound conservation practices has become paramount, particularly within the last decade. In addition, the process of urbanization has limited the contacts large numbers of children have with the outdoors. Education must assume a…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Camping, Conservation Education, Depleted Resources
Younie, William J. – 1968
Designed for teachers, the text distinguishes types of slow learners and suggests practical approaches for their educational problems. Slow learning and its types are defined; the slow learner is characterized; stages of educational evaluation and aspects of administration are outlined. Curriculum considerations for different levels are described,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Emotional Disturbances
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Schwebel, Milton – 1975
This paper presents a discussion, based on current research, of what can be done to help children achieve the highest level of cognitive development (Piaget's formal operations). The four factors which Piaget found to be involved in cognitive development are discussed in relation to recent research. These factors include: (1) organic growth and…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept)
Whitehead, David, Ed. – 1974
This book reproduces sixteen papers on recent developments in economics curriculum in Britain. The papers, presented and examined at a two-day conference at the University of Manchester in January, 1973, offer a comprehensive look at the current state of economic education and research. Directed to economics teachers and curriculum specialists,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Economics
Brunswick Public Schools, ME. – 1969
To aid teachers of slow learners, this document, prepared under an ESEA Title 3 grant, reviews characteristics of low ability students, gives general recommendations for handling them, and suggests the establishment of a class newspaper to stimulate their study of the language arts. Twenty-seven specific teaching problems frequently encountered in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
Mary Julitta, Sister; Michaella, Sister – Elementary English, 1968
This list of over 200 books for retarded readers was compiled to fill the need for books which would be acceptable and interesting to older children reading at primary-grade levels of difficulty. Having been evaluated objectively by the Spache Readability Formula and subjectively by retarded readers in a reading clinic and in classrooms, the books…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Occupational Education Research. – 1969
Twenty-four intellectually limited and educationally handicapped 10th grade students participated in the first year of the Guided Occupational Training program of the Oceanside Senior High School. An academic core of English, citizenship, and mathematics was blended with classes in one of the following areas: (1) business education and office…
Descriptors: Counseling, Curriculum, Educationally Disadvantaged, General Education
Hillier, Dwight – 1971
The ideas presented are ways in which teachers can incorporate environmental education into 5th grade general or slow learner curriculum. Objectives of the project were to provide the teacher with an aid in teaching about environment, and to help the student: 1) perceive and develop an awareness of the environment; 2) relate to his environment; 3)…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Conservation Education, Ecology, Elementary Education
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Nihira, Kazuo; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1985
Examines the reciprocal relationship between the home environment and the development of 148 slow learning adolescents over a three-year period, assessing such factors as child-rearing attitudes, educationally relevant stimuli and opportunities, and psychosocial climate and environmental press of the home. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Child Role, Cognitive Development
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Ramey, Craig T.; Gowen, Jean W. – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Discusses results obtained from a longitudinal experiment in early education designed to prevent mild mental retardation in high-risk families. Indicates that risk frequently becomes manifest deficits by the second year of life but that systematic and intense early education can prevent that occurrence. (AS)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Cognitive Development, Day Care, Disadvantaged
Morris, Joan – School Guidance Worker, 1976
The author examines the counselor's role in working with trainable, mentally retarded students. (HMV)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Guidance Programs, Helping Relationship, High School Students
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Moniuszko, Linda K. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1991
Described are activities within extended problem-solving settings which allow middle school mathematics students, particularly at-risk students, to determine applications for a wide range of mathematical processes and concepts. Emphasis is on reality-based projects which often require more than one step as preparation for future consumer…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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Yager, Robert E.; Weld, Jeffrey D. – International Journal of Science Education, 1999
Reports on the Iowa Project, a broad effort in 20 school districts where a Science-Technology-Society (STS) approach was emphasized through a constructivist philosophy of teaching and learning. Results indicate the project's success in four areas: strengthening teacher confidence and knowledge base, encouraging teachers' use of innovative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Females
Rosenbaum, Nina J. – 1984
Limited ability students, reluctant to revise and edit written compositions, frequently produce final drafts that are below the minimum standards set by high school English departments. The use of the microcomputer and word processing may provide a means by which students can revise and improve their finished products. Programs are continuously…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education, Microcomputers
Aiello, Barbara – 1981
This handbook offers suggestions for teachers who have children with learning disabilities or mild mental retardation in their regular classrooms. A brief discussion is presented on practical issues regarding mainstreaming and on the potentials and future opportunities for retarded individuals. Procedures for preparing nonhandicapped children to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
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