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Norwood, Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this qualitative action research study was to describe a middle-level science teacher's transition to an inquiry-based, progressivist, student-centered model from a traditional, teacher-centered model as well to document the student-participants' perceptions of the new model. The study population consisted of one-hundred…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Science Curriculum, Middle School Students, Grade 7
Van Deur, Penny – International Education Journal, 2004
Gifted students are often described in the literature as being self-regulated, self-directed learners. Ten gifted primary students were interviewed in order to clarify the concept of self-directed learning in students of primary age. The students provided information on their knowledge of self-directed learning, explanations of the self-directed…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Academically Gifted, Learning Strategies, Learning Processes