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Ashton-Warner Literacy Method, Jock Gunter, James Hoxeng, Enrique Tasiguano
Ashton-Warner Literacy Method, Jock Gunter, James Hoxeng, Enrique Tasiguano
Technical Notes
Summary: Developed by Sylvia Ashton-Warner for teaching Maori children in New Zealand, this literacy method allows the learner to approach written culture on his own terms. Rather than using a text, learners are taught words important to their lives, and encouraged to write sentences and stories which are shared with the other learners.
The Ecuador Project, David R. Evans, James Hoxeng
The Ecuador Project, David R. Evans, James Hoxeng
Technical Notes
Summary: The background of the project and the basic philosophy are outlined. Criteria used in generating non-formal educational matierlas are discussed and the three classes of materials currently in use are described. Approaches to the distribution and use of the materials by a network of complimentary organizations are analyzed.
Market Rummy, Patricia Burke, Jock Gunter, William A. Smith
Market Rummy, Patricia Burke, Jock Gunter, William A. Smith
Technical Notes
Summary: Product cards contain pictures, unit prices, and number of units of a market commodity. Money cards represent bills and coins. Players attempt to combinations of money cards with combinations of product cards to develop skill with market mathematics, and with the concept of unit prices.
Concientizacaõ And Simulation Games, William A. Smith
Concientizacaõ And Simulation Games, William A. Smith
Technical Notes
Summary: This note briefly reviews certain aspects of the philosophy of Paulo Freire and relates them to the instructional methodology of simulation/gaming. The author attempts to show how simulation/games can be used to support many of Freire's concepts by promoting a student-educator relationship based upon mutuality, by placing emphasis on complex social reality as the legitimate content of education, and by increasing the student's opportunity to participate actively in the learning process.