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Behind The Mask: The Application Of Manipulative Instructional Aids In The Teaching Of Social Studies With Economically Disadvantaged Students, Victoria Hunter Sanders

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the problem:

Teachers of economically disadvantaged students face many pragmatic and problematic considerations, one of which is the motoric learning style of their pupils. A theoretical basis for greater involvement in the psycho-motor domain of learning has been presented in educational literature by Dewey, Piaget, Gagne, et al. Recent curriculum approaches seem to neglect psycho-motor development in favor of more cognitive and affective domains of learning.

It is the purpose of this film-study to 1) show the application of manipulative instructional aids in teaching Social Studies to economically disadvantaged seventh grade students; and 2) to depict, through the …

A Guide To Planning And Equipping A Local Production Laboratory, Carl E. Tingelstad

Graduate Student Research Papers

The problem was: What factors should be considered in planning and equipping a local production laboratory to become an integral part of a large school district instructional materials center.

The Devlopment Of A Handbook Of Policies, Procedures, And Materials For A Remedial Reading Program, Lois G. Norris

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of the study was to develop a plan for presenting policies and procedures to be used in a school system so as (1) to aid teachers in understanding the causes of reading problems in order that more preventive measures might be taken; (2) to inform administrators and teachers of the working procedures of the remedial reading program and the assistance available; l3) to furnish pertinent information about reading difficulties; (4) to suggest and make available instructional aids to help the classroom teacher or the special reading teacher; and l5) to present bibliographies of the most recent books for …