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Download full textParlett, Malcolm; Hamilton, David – 1972
Conventional approaches to program evaluation have followed the experimental and psychometric traditions dominant in educational research. Their aim (unfulfilled) of achieving fully objective methods had led to studies that are artificial and restricted in scope. Illuminative evaluation is introduced as a total re-appraisal of the rationale and…
Descriptors: Educational Anthropology, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Evaluation Methods
Zebehazy, Kim T.; Zimmerman, George J.; Bowers, Alex R.; Luo, Gang; Peli, Eli – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2005
In addition to their restricted peripheral fields, persons with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) report significant problems seeing in low levels of illumination, which causes difficulty with night travel. Several devices have been developed to support the visual needs of persons who have night blindness. These devices include wide-angle flashlights,…
Descriptors: Vision, Visually Impaired Mobility, Visual Impairments, Assistive Technology
Peer reviewedShniderman, Craig M. – Social Work, 1974
There has been little interest in, and only slight illumination of, the impact of therapeutic camping for emotionally disturbed children. This study seeks to validate the belief that camping is therapeutic. Subjects were 52 boys, 5 to 11 1/2 years of age. Results support the hypothesis. (Author/HMV)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Caregivers, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children
Porges, Stephen W. – 1977
Reports on research conducted to asses the utility of physiological responses for both the prediction of individual differences in attentional capacity and the monitoring of developmental changes in attentional responsivity. Specifically the experiments assessed: (1) Heart rate variability and newborn heart rate responses to illumination changes,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention, Handicapped Children, Heart Rate
Baas, Alan M. – 1973
The lighting of a school building should be considered an active element of the total educational environment. In addition to ensuring efficient performance of visual tasks, a good lighting system contributes significantly to the aesthetic and psychological character of the learning space. Recent literature on school illumination recommends a…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Controlled Environment
McDonough, Steven – 1985
Five current theoretical approaches to second language learning are examined: practice, problem-solving, creative construction, monitoring, and personality development. The points in each approach that are most controversial and those that require further clarifying research are reviewed. It is concluded that in at least three major areas,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Language Research, Learning Processes
BURNETT, RICHARD J.; GRAY, SCOTT C. – 1961
A STUDY OF LITERATURE ON CREATIVITY IS PRESENTED. CREATIVITY DEMANDS AN AWARENESS OF PROBLEMS, ABILITY TO CONCENTRATE ON THESE PROBLEMS, ABILITY TO TOLERATE, PERHAPS WELCOME, THE TENSION OF AN UNSOLVED PROBLEM. CREATIVE PEOPLE CAN BE YOUNG, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO WORK IN A FREE SITUATION. THEY ARE SELF-STARTING, WITH HIGH INTELLECTUAL ABILITY. THEIR…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Creative Development, Creativity Research, Individual Characteristics
Illuminating Engineering Society, New York, NY.
THIS PUBLICATION REGARDING SCHOOL LIGHTING WAS PREPARED AS A USEFUL ADDITION TO THE AMERICAN STANDARD GUIDE FOR SCHOOL LIGHTING. THE MATERIAL HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM THE IES LIGHTING HANDBOOK TO INCLUDE A MORE DETAILED TREATMENT OF SUBJECTS TO WHICH THE DESIGNER MUST GIVE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. THERE IS A MORE EXTENSIVE TREATMENT OF REFLECTED…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Environmental Influences, Evaluation Methods, Lighting
Stanek, Lou Willett – 1974
This paper discusses the history and effect of popular culture generally and of the adolescent formula novel specifically. Seven primary characteristics of art as popular culture are that the work is accessible, easy to understand, conventional in form, not shocking in content, expressive of common and appropriate values, relative to some element…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Grabowski, Barbara L.; Koszalka, Tiffany A. – 2001
Combining assessment and research components on a large development and research project is a complex task. There are many descriptions of how either assessment or research should be conducted, but detailed examples illustrating integration of such strategies in complex projects are scarce. This paper provides definitions of assessment,…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design
Southern, Stephen; Domzalski, Suzanne – 1984
Futures research involves speculation about alternative developments based upon existing data and potential choices. Effective futures research requires creativity in scientific practice rather than an overemphasis on reason. In discussing the important role of intuition in futures research, characteristics of creative scientists are reviewed and…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Heineke, William F., Comp.; Courtney, E. Wayne, Comp. – 1966
As one part of a volume of abstracts of studies of the last decade primarily in the vocational and technical field, this report includes 194 abstracts in the categories of guidance and instruction. Abstracts in guidance treat anecdotal and autobiographical data, career days, case studies, counselor's self-concept, dropouts, duration of counseling,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Audiovisual Instruction, Career Guidance, Home Economics
Producers' Council, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1965
Present educators, architects, engineers, and building product manufacturers with a medium of common interest for discussion of mutual school construction problems, objectives, needs, ideas, capabilities and limitations. Contents include--(1) modern wood construction, (2) school room in a steel mill, (3) masonry in new school design, (4) the…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Construction Materials, Doors, Educational Facilities Design
Popovich, Thomas F. – 1971
This course guide for teachers is intended to provide experiences for secondary students in illumination and lighting for a drama production. Performance objectives listed for the students include: (1) setting up a lighting diagram for a one-scene show and a two- or multiple-scene production; (2) wiring and setting up equipment for a one-scene…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Design Requirements, Equipment, Lighting
Curtis, Henry S. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1912
The school yard has been one of the least utilized of our educational resources. Surfaced with a view to his convenience and used mostly in accordance with his desires, it has practically belonged to the janitor. In the past 10 years the great play movement has burst upon us and has brought with it an illumination as to the educational value of…
Descriptors: Playground Activities, Play, Educational Resources, Playgrounds
