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Tabacundo: Battery-Powered Dialogue, James Hoxeng, Alberto Ochoa, Valerie Ickis

Technical Notes

Summary: The purpose of this technical note is to describe and analyze the impact of cassette tape recorders as a feedback and programming technique in a rural radio school program. It describes their introduction into the Radio Mensaje Program in Tabacundo, Ecuador, and examines effects of their utilization.

Letter Fluency Games, Jock Gunter

Technical Notes

Summary: Letter Fluency games are simple, inexpensive devices designed to offer practice in the component skills necessary for literacy. In this note a variety of fluency techniques are discussed.

Game Of Childhood Diseases, Frank Bialosiewicz, Julie Burns

Technical Notes

Summary: This note describes a simulation board game which addresses the health problems of young children in Third World settings,specifically common infectious diseases, parasitism, and the interplay between these and malnutrition and hygiene.

Juegos De Fluidez De Letras, Jock Gunter

Technical Notes

Los juegos de fluidez de letras son instrumentos simples y de bajo costo, diseñados para incitar a la práctica de las destrezas básicas, necesarias para la alfabetización. En esta nota técnicas de fluidez.

Discussion Starters, Ibrahim Yunus, Russ Dilts, Trya Yudhantara

Technical Notes

Summary: Discussion starters are simply learning tools used to generate dialogue and discussion among community groups involved in nonformal education. They consist of simple-to-use audio-visual materials and can be used for needs assessment, training, and evaluation.

Bintang Anda: A Game Process For Community Development, Saleh Marzuki, Russ Dilts

Technical Notes

Summary: This note describes a community development approach based upon the use of simulation games. The games themselves are developed at the community level and are supported by an integrated program including needs assessment, facilitator training, and resource mobilization. The note contains sample games, training outlines, and general guidelines for game development and utilization.

Using Consultants For Materials Development, Nancy Bergau, R.F. Soedharno

Technical Notes

Summary: This note describes a process for incorporating the work of consultants into the materials development process. It outlines how to determine the need for a consultant, how to choose the right consultant, and how to hire and effectively utilize a consultant. It also describes the right consultant, and how to hire and effectively utilize a consultant. It also describes a step-by-step process for using a consultant to develop an entire learning material.

Road-To-Birth Game, Julie Burns, Frank Bialosiewicz

Technical Notes

Summary: This note describes a board game which simulates the prenatal period of women in Third World settings. Its purpose is to help pregnant women maintain their health and that of their unborn child.

Designing And Using Simulations For Training, Kathleen Cash

Technical Notes

Summary: This note explores the nature of simulations, outlines the steps involved in designing and conducting them, and discusses some of the issues arising from their use. It gives a number of examples from several types of simulations.

Tabacundo: Diálogo Radiofónico, James Hoxeng, Alberto Ochoa, Valerie Ickis

Technical Notes

Descripción y análisis del uso de grabadoras puestas a disposición de los grupos campesinos, como instrumentos de re-alimentación y programación en una red de scuela radiofónicas establecidas en una zona rural del Ecuador.

African Studies Handbook For Teachers (Third Edition), Margaret Maxwell

Methods, Training, & Materials Development

This handbook provides introductory lessons on Africa applicable to elementary and secondary levels. The lesson format is competency based and affective in purpose. The handbook includes a bibliography of literature and audio-visual materials about Africa.

Making Literacy Work: The Specific Literacy Approach, Stephen J. Anzalone, Stephen D. Mclaughlin

Literacy

During the past decade, adult literacy in international development has become out of fashion. A marked decline in international interest in promoting adult literacy has followed the disappointing results of the Experimental World Literacy Programme (UNESCO, 1976). Many development planners now question the need for literacy in settings where printed materials are few. Others look with dismay at the seemingly meager accomplishments of traditional literacy projects--high dropout rates, low levels of skill acquisition, and frequent instances of relapsing into illiteracy after training is completed.

Lack of interest on the part of technical assistance agencies and among planners and educators has …

Participation In Nonformal Education At The Local Level: Ghana And Indonesia, David Evans

Center for International Education Faculty Publications

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