Prior and Present Experience

Duration: 33

Year Published: 1969

Creator: Cincinnati Public Schools

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Points out the need for careful consideration by the teacher of the often-unnoticed differences between students' and teachers' backgrounds, as shown in the language used and the assumptions made. Reveals this aspect of learning in a field trip where children are permitted to touch sculptures rather than merely observe them. Suggest coordinating and supplementing both home and school experiences, and taking advantage of what children have already experienced.

Metadata Source:UNT Digital Library


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Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive


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