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Download full textStomfay-Stitz, Aline M. – 1991
Predicated on the idea that a multicultural and multisensory classroom program based on literature can attract children's interest, this paper provides guidelines for choosing representative classics from children's literature. The paper advances two primary goals for selection and experiences for children: (1) stimulation of the creativity of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism
Geri, George A.; Hubbard, David C. – 1987
Two adaptive psychophysical procedures (tracking and "yes-no" staircase) for obtaining human visual contrast sensitivity functions (CSF) were evaluated. The procedures were chosen based on their proven validity and the desire to evaluate the practical effects of stimulus transients, since tracking procedures traditionally employ gradual…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Eye Movements, Patterned Responses, Psychophysiology
Peer reviewedLeyh, E. Eugene – Science and Children, 1974
Briefly describes the teaching method used in an outdoor education program at the Frederick County (Maryland) Outdoor School. (PEB)
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Environmental Education, Field Studies, Nature Centers
Peer reviewedMcCormack, Alan J. – Science and Children, 1974
Describes a mystery tunnel, constructed by teachers, which provides a variety of non-visual, sensory experiences for children as they crawl through it. It is designed to help primary children develop basic abilities to use their own senses to better observe, discriminate among observations, and describe their own perceptions accurately. (JR)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Experience, Instructional Materials
Richman, Leona – Amer J Occup Therapy, 1969
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Geriatrics, Group Therapy, Occupational Therapy
Stevens, Warren D. – AV Commun Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Information Theory
Forman, George E. – 1977
This paper discusses Piaget's constructivist theory of logico-mathematical knowledge, the development of knowledge in children, and implications for preschool activities. The theory that a child cannot understand anything she or he has not constructed is advanced. Contrasts between Piaget's theory and the theories of Gibson and Luria are described…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Language Role, Learning Activities
Fitch, James Marston – 1965
The basic concepts and several examples of the effects of the physical environment on man are discussed. Aesthetic judgments of the environment are related primarily to the physiological well-being of an individual and secondarily to his social experiences. Excessive loading of any one of the senses can prevent a balanced assessment of the…
Descriptors: Architecture, Cultural Enrichment, Design Requirements, Educational Environment
Jorde, Paula – 1973
This handbook of activities in designed to help parents (or preschool teachers) present interesting learning games to children, ages 3-6 years. Activities are grouped into the following categories: (1) Sensory Awareness, (2) Getting Ready to Read and Write, (3) Learning Math Concepts, (4) Discovery through Science, (5) Creating through Art and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Games, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Cameron, Brent – Alberta English '70, 1970
Sensitivity training in the classroom can help children cope with and adapt to their environment--family, peer group, friends, school, and teachers--and get them to talk honestly and openly about emotional, social, and intellectual feelings and concepts. Some techniques of encouraging students to explore, to become involved with and aware of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Individual Development, Perceptual Development
Hale, Helen E. – 1970
This pilot teaching unit is one of a series developed for use in elementary school science programs and is designed to give children direct experience with sensing activities: seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting. Objectives for each activity include both those involving student values and scientific processes. Most activities require…
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Guides, Elementary School Science, Instruction
Taschow, Horst G. – 1971
In Piaget's dynamic conception of the child's cognitive growth, the transition from sensory-motor intelligence to the developmental stage of representational intelligence occurs during 5 to 7 years of age. The development proceeds from undifferentiation to differentiation, from unintentional to intentional, from unintelligent to intelligent, and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Conference Reports, Intellectual Development
CARPENTER, FINLEY; HADDAN, EUGENE E. – 1966
RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED TO CONTRAST THE EFFECTS OF TWO TYPES OF TEACHERS, LIKED AND DISLIKED, ON THE LEARNING BEHAVIOR OF THEIR STUDENTS. TEACHERS PRESENTED MESSAGES BY FILM, BY TAPE, AND IN PERSON IN EXPERIMENTAL CLASSROOMS TO STUDENTS FITTED WITH FINGER ELECTRODES. CHANGES IN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE WERE RECORDED OF GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSES.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Learning Activities, Learning Motivation, Personality Studies
Cataldo, Christine Z. – Day Care and Early Education, 1978
Carefully planned room arrangement and equipment selection helps untrained adults participate in providing infants with appropriate developmental experiences. Twenty activity centers are suggested. (CM)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Day Care, Developmental Programs, Early Childhood Education
Kaplan, Kalman J. – Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior, 1977
Focuses on a who-why-where-when-how-what-whom structural model of interpersonal "distancing." Parallels are drawn between concepts of "intimacy" disequilibrium and cognitive dissonance; the latter deals with attitude-behavior discrepancies and the former with attraction-approach discrepancies. Presented at the American Psychological Association,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Body Language, Distance, Group Dynamics
