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Fischer, Kurt W.; Rose, L. Todd – Educational Leadership, 2001
Asserts that because student learning and development are complex and dynamic, educators must learn to differentiate between functional and optimal skill levels and then to target their teaching and curriculum materials accordingly. (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences

Abbott, John; Ryan, Terence – Educational Leadership, 1999
Inquisitiveness is what drives children's learning. Cognitive scientists have devised constructivist theory to explain how an individual progresses from curiosity to new knowledge. Formal schooling has struggled unsuccessfully to simulate real-life learning situations. Emerging brain research supports bringing the community into the learning…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Brain, Community Role, Constructivism (Learning)