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Jigsaw Map Making And Photo/Writing Wrap-Up, Edward Graybill, Kong Pharith
Jigsaw Map Making And Photo/Writing Wrap-Up, Edward Graybill, Kong Pharith
Technical Notes
Summary: This note describes the design and application of two activities used in assessing community development needs of villages in Cambodia. Descriptions include the method of use, further applications, and costs of each tool.
The Facilitator, Patricio Barriga, Valerie Ickis, Carlos Moreno, Enrique Tasiguano
The Facilitator, Patricio Barriga, Valerie Ickis, Carlos Moreno, Enrique Tasiguano
Technical Notes
Summary: Description of the concept of facilitator as an agent of change and community development and its impact on the rural communities of Ecuador.
El Facilitador, Patricio Barriga, Valerie Ickis, Carlos Moreno, Enrique Tasiguano
El Facilitador, Patricio Barriga, Valerie Ickis, Carlos Moreno, Enrique Tasiguano
Technical Notes
Descripción del concepto de facilitador como agente de cambio y de desarollo comunitario y su impacto en las comunidades rurales de Ecuador.
Community Newspapers, Russell Dilts, Mansour Fikih
Community Newspapers, Russell Dilts, Mansour Fikih
Technical Notes
Summary: This note presents a simple, easily utilized approach to creating and publishing a village-level newspaper. The process emphasizes the participatory nature of the product and provides useful tips which the reader can use to help create village newspapers.
Skills Drills: A Self-Correcting Math Proficiency Game, Fredi Munger, Holly Shader
Skills Drills: A Self-Correcting Math Proficiency Game, Fredi Munger, Holly Shader
Technical Notes
Summary: This technical note presents an effective and practical self-correcting math skills activity. Included is a description of how to play, make and train teachers to use Skills Drills, as well as discussion of its costs and benefits.
Letter Dice, Jock Gunter, James Hoxeng, Amparo Borja
Letter Dice, Jock Gunter, James Hoxeng, Amparo Borja
Technical Notes
Summary: The player tosses eleven wooden dice, each face of which contains a letter. The letters showing are arranged and rearranged to assemble words. The aim is to develop fluency with the spelling of words, and to increase active and passive vocabulary.
Fotonovela, Patricio Barriga, Rodrigo Villacis
Fotonovela, Patricio Barriga, Rodrigo Villacis
Technical Notes
Summary: Description of the conceptualization, design, and use of the fotonovela as an instrument of literacy and consciousness awareness.
Los Dados De Letras, Jock Gunter, James Hoxeng, Amparo Borja
Los Dados De Letras, Jock Gunter, James Hoxeng, Amparo Borja
Technical Notes
El jugador tira once dados hechos de madera, cada lado conteniendo una letra. Las letras que asoman en la cara superior son arregladas par formar palabras. El objectivo es desarrollar la fluidez a través de la formación de palabras escritas, y aumentar así el vocabulario activo.
Fotonovela, Patricio Barriga, Rodrigo Villacis, Yvonne Villanueva
Fotonovela, Patricio Barriga, Rodrigo Villacis, Yvonne Villanueva
Technical Notes
Descriptción de la conceptualización, diseñ y uso de la fotonovela como instrumento de alfabetización y concientización.
Number Bingo, Jock Gunter, Patrico Barriga, James Hoxeng
Number Bingo, Jock Gunter, Patrico Barriga, James Hoxeng
Technical Notes
Summary: Addition and multiplication bingo promote fluency with number symbols and arithmetic operations. The leader calls out a problem, the learners seek the answer on their boards, placing a bean on the square containing the answer. The player first completing a row wins. Beginners concentrate on associating what they see with what they hear. Others learn new operations. Advanced students work for speed in computation.
Math Fluency Games, Jock Gunter
Math Fluency Games, Jock Gunter
Technical Notes
Summary: Math Fluency games are simple inexpensive devices designed to offer practice in the component skills necessary for performing arithmetic operations. In this note a variety of fluency techniques are discussed.
Puppets And The Theater, Carlos Moreno, Carla Clason, Amparo Borja, Gary Dibble
Puppets And The Theater, Carlos Moreno, Carla Clason, Amparo Borja, Gary Dibble
Technical Notes
Summary: Discussion of the design and incorporation of theater techniques, such as the Campesino Theater and puppets in an Educational Fair and their use as instruments of literacy and consciousness awareness within rural communities.
Juegos De Fluidez De Numérica, Jock Gunter
Juegos De Fluidez De Numérica, Jock Gunter
Technical Notes
Estos juegos ofrecen la posibilidad de practicar habilidades ya concidas o comenzar el aprendizaje de nuevas destrezas a nivel cognoscitivo. En este documento se discute una variedad de juegos aritméticos que pueden apoyar el proceso educativo escolar o extra-escolar.
Quina De Numeros, Jock Gunter, Patricio Barriga, James Hoxeng
Quina De Numeros, Jock Gunter, Patricio Barriga, James Hoxeng
Technical Notes
La Quina de suma y multiplicación estimula la fluidez con símbolos y operaciones numéricas. El facilitador anuncia el problema y los participantes buscan la respuesta adecuada. Gana el participante que primero completo una fila. Los participantes se concentran en asociar lo que ven con lo que oyen. Otros, aprenden nuevas operaciones. Hay participantes más avanzados que practican este juego para lograr una mayor aglidad en las operaciones.
Teatro Y Títeres, Carla Clason, Carlos Moreno, Amparo Borja, Yvonne Villanueva
Teatro Y Títeres, Carla Clason, Carlos Moreno, Amparo Borja, Yvonne Villanueva
Technical Notes
Discusión del diseño e incorporación de elementos teatrales como el Teatro campesino y los Títeres en el concepto de una Feria Educativa y su uso comom instrumentos de alfabetización y concientización dentro de las comunidades rurales.
Record Keeping For Small Rural Businesses, Eligia Murcia
Record Keeping For Small Rural Businesses, Eligia Murcia
Technical Notes
Summary: This note aids rural community development workers design training materials for helping semi-literate villagers to keep records for their small businesses.
Tabacundo: Battery-Powered Dialogue, James Hoxeng, Alberto Ochoa, Valerie Ickis
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
The Learning Fund: Income Generation Through Nfe, Anwas Iskander, Daniel Moulton, Umberto Sihombing
The Learning Fund: Income Generation Through Nfe, Anwas Iskander, Daniel Moulton, Umberto Sihombing
Technical Notes
Summary: This note describes the design and implementation of The Learning Fund Program in Indonesia which sought to combine educational and income generating activities through the funding of learning groups. The note reviews the Indonesian experience, presents two case studies, and summarizes in detail the lessons learned from the experience.
Q-Sort As A Needs Assessment Technique, Sean Tate
Q-Sort As A Needs Assessment Technique, Sean Tate
Technical Notes
Summary: This note describes how a research technique called the Q-sort was adapted for use as a tool for needs assessment in nonformal education. It gives step-by-step instructions on its application and enumerates its advantages and disadcantages
Participaroty Communication In Nonformal Education, John Comings
Participaroty Communication In Nonformal Education, John Comings
Technical Notes
Summary: This note describes a simple processing tecnnique which can be used for a number of purposes: information sharing, informal assessment of an ongoing project, overcoming language problems, and staff development. The note contains a number of examples from actual projects and a list of general guidelines for conducting processing sessions.
The Education Game, William A. Smith
The Education Game, William A. Smith
Technical Notes
Summary: This note presents a description of a game that is designed to reveal the inequities in many educational systems. The game comes in two versions: as a simulation and as a board game.