Explores the possible influences of commercial and educational television on young children's imaginative play, intellectual development and behavior. Commercialism, learning readiness, television's unique mode of communication, and the child's sensory experiences while viewing are considered from the standpoint of developmental needs. (SDH)

The most important thing in education is not the data we present, but whether we present them vitally. (JH)

Philosophers and poets from classical times to the present have argued that playful and amiable discourse are conducive to teaching and learning. The play principle enhances reading and study and should be applied by teachers to benefit their students. Teachers should help their students see that it is fun to enliven the imagination with good…

Research supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant No. 06823 and OEC-6-10-108.

This study examined the various ways in which children transform reality into fantasy during free play through the verbalized attribution of properties to objects, materials and situations which they do not actually possess. The dyadic social interactions of 36 black, low-income, preschool children aged 3-1/2 - 5 years old were observed and…

The purpose of this study was to explore the similarities and differences in the reading behaviors of highly creative (HC) and highly intelligent (HI) secondary students. An intensive analysis of the oral introspective and retrospective responses of 36 subjects to two written passages was made. An experimental classification framework was…

The Starkweather Originality Test is designed to measure the creative potential of children ranging in age from 3 years, 6 months to 6 years, 6 months. Children younger than 3 years, 6 months can be given the Originality Test if their ability to communicate verbally is satisfactorily demonstrated during the pretest. The test is individually…

The idea of this box of multimedia instructional materials is to surround the children with curious and wonderful objects and experiences which will stimulate them to self-expression. The kit provides a set of unusual objects: two movies about a rainshower, one from a weatherman's point of view and one as seen through the eyes of an artist; a set…

The guide gives procedures for helping gifted upper elementary school students in Major Work classes utilize their imagination. Appropriate literary quotes introduce a discussion on creativity, which involves the imaginative recombination of known ideas into something new. Considered are obstacles that work against creativity such as mental…

This essay discusses aesthetic education as a special vehicle for value education, in particular the cultivation of imaginative perception. It argues that if imagination is disciplined by thought, and love is justified by knowledge, that enlightened cherishing can then develop. The aesthetic image is discussed from the dimensions of aesthetic…

The nature of mythology is examined and its place in the English curriculum determined in a study that includes a review of the literature since the early twentieth century. Findings indicate that mythology has been used as a symbolic form--a mythical mode of thought--or a way of forming reality. Fundamental to the mythical mode of thought are a…

Children are asked to describe the subtraction process or to describe a context in which subtraction may be used. (JLH)

Research has shown that mental imagery stimulates various types of learning. This research investigates a procedure designed to evoke and enhance mental imagery in a classroom learning situation. The content area selected for study was spelling because so little progress in instructional approaches has been reported in the literature. Compares the…