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Download full textLeonard, William J.; Gerace, William J.; Dufresne, Robert J. – 1999
This document identifies five types of learning experiences which are relevant to understanding students' understanding of concepts and principles. These include exploring existing concepts, honing and clustering concepts, developing analytical and reasoning skills, developing problem solving skills, and structuring knowledge in memory. Each of…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Physics
Leonard, William J.; Gerace, William J.; Dufresne, Robert J.; Mestre, Jose P. – 1999
This paper identifies five types of learning experiences which are relevant to understanding students' grasp of concepts and principles. These include exploring existing concepts, honing and clustering concepts, developing analytical and reasoning skills, developing problem solving skills, and structuring knowledge in memory. Each of these…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
O'Neil, John, Ed.; Willis, Scott, Ed. – 1998
A consistent lesson from the literature on school change is that no single method exists for improving schools. In that spirit, this book presents a collection of short articles that address a wide sampling of ideas and trends in educational change. All the articles were originally published in "Education Update," the official member…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Early Childhood Education
