Assumptions underlying certain aspects of discovery-inquiry learning are examined. Inductive and hypothetico-deductive reasoning, principles which are now more or less taken for granted, will not always proceed smoothly. There do exist some identifiable human tendencies which can lead to bias in perception and interpretation of data. (AM)

Reviews Pat Smith's 1985 book, TALKING AND LEARNING IN SMALL GROUPS: PUPILS AGED 12-13 IN CONVERSATION ABOUT A POEM. Concludes that the book discovers anew that creativity belongs at the center of schooling as it connects art-thought, science-thought, and everyday thought. (GEA)