ERIC Number: ED267327
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-Apr
Pages: 13
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Gaming: A Curriculum Technique for Elementary Counselors.
Hess, Charlotte M.; Gilgannon, Nancy
Recently, emphasis has been placed on curriculum implementation of character development. The elementary school counselor can function as a curriculum consultant by providing a delivery system for affective goals and objectives in the curriculum. Elementary counselors can help administrators and teachers to define learning problems and establish program goals, collect data to assist in determining teaching methodology and strategies, develop a plan and design curriculum, implement the plan, and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction. A useful instructional strategy which has suffered a decline in popularity is gaming. Gaming encourages students to explore, discover, and create. Counselors and teachers can observe students' gaming and thus gather information for instructional planning. One form of gaming, role playing, is an effective means for developing decision-making and problem solving skills. Effective use of gaming involves the development of instructional objectives and teacher training. Teachers need to know how to establish affective objectives and use affective education. Character development must come through coordinated learning activities and school counselors have the expertise to act as consultants in this process. (ABL)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Counselors; Practitioners
Language: English
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