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Abu-Sayf, F. K.; Stepans, Joseph – Education, 1979
A theoretical model depicting the mental process of inquiry is presented and discussed. It is mainly composed of givens, operations, transitional outcomes and terminal outcomes. The different mental paths followed as well as the various alternative outcomes are also discussed and a number of implications deduced. (Author)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Learning Theories, Models

Onore, Cynthia; Lester, Nancy B. – English Education, 1985
Describes a model of inservice education that is consistent with current view of language and learning, is capable of uncovering teachers' current beliefs about the nature of learning and the translation of those beliefs into practices, and has the potential for promoting and building alternative perspectives. (HOD)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, English Teacher Education, Experiential Learning
Penfield, Joyce A.; Ornstein-Galicia, Jacob – 1981
Two main factors are involved in bilingual-bicultural education as far as science education is concerned. First, there is the interplay between language and concept formation, and secondly, there is a need for culturally familiar examples in science materials for bilingual students. In line with these factors, this paper suggests that an inquiry…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discovery Learning, Elementary Education
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 2000
This document provides a framework for academic and career/technical teachers who want to raise students' achievement through real-life projects reflecting the rigorous academic and technical standards needed for further learning in the workplace and postsecondary education. The document begins with definitions of the six A's of project-based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques