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Peer reviewedKnodt, Jean Sausele – Educational Leadership, 1997
In a Virginia school grounded in Gardner's multiple-intelligences theory, K-12 students flock to the think tank, a hands-on discovery room, to explore their varied abilities. This well-equipped room synthesizes many ideas and theories, such as Socratic questioning and John Dewey's discovery-learning ideas. Because multiple ways of smartness are…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Individual Differences, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedFogarty, Robin – Educational Leadership, 1999
Today's best constructivist teaching reflects the legacies of educational visionaries such as John Dewey, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, Reuven Feuerstein, Howard Gardner, and Marian Diamond. Creative cognitive designs stem from three essential elements: creative teaching genius, excellent instructional methods, and expansive, interconnective…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Discovery Learning, Educational History
Peer reviewedTapscott, Don – Educational Leadership, 1999
The ultimate learning environment is the Internet itself. Digital media are helping educators and students shift from linear to hypermedia learning; from instruction to construction and discovery; from teacher- to learner-centered education; from absorbing to synthesizing material; and from school-time to customized lifelong learning. (MLH)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Discovery Learning, Educational Environment
