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Direct linkHalpin, David – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2007
Utopianism, which is a distinctive vocabulary of hope, teaches us that society, including its physical sites of social and political practice, are both imagined and made and that we can accordingly believe they can be reimagined and remade. This paper exemplifies how exercises of the utopian imagination within teacher education curricula are able…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Educational Practices, Educational Theories, Active Learning
Download full textOtten, Evelyn Holt – 1998
This ERIC Digest describes what primary sources are and how and why they can be used in elementary school classrooms. Primary sources are historical artifacts with which students can interact to effectively engage in active learning. Topics discussed in the Digest include: "What Are Primary Sources?"; "Why Use Primary…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, History
Peer reviewedKashihara, Akihiro; Kinshuk; Oppermann, Reinhard; Rashev, Rossen; Simm, Helmut – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2000
Describes a methodology for supporting exploratory learning that attempts to limit learning space, called exploration space, and adequately control the cognitive load learners would face in their exploration process. In Exploration Space Control (ESC) the extent of exploration space is controlled according to domain complexity, but also to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Educational Environment
Starnes, Bobby Ann – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1999
Presents the 1999 winners of the Foxfire Exemplary Classrooms Awards. The winners were diverse in grade level, urban and rural settings, years of experience with the Foxfire core practices, and ideas about how to implement the Foxfire approach. Activities and experiences from each winning classroom are highlighted. Criteria for winning an award…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Awards, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Rottenberg, Claire J. – 2000
This report discusses the outcomes of a qualitative study conducted to investigate how preschool children with hearing impairments learn about literacy within a school setting. Seven preschool children with hearing impairments were observed in their school setting two days a week for nine months for a total of 283 hours of observation. One class…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Decision Making, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedTobin, Joseph – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2001
Discusses why the Japanese term "otaku" (an obsession with the information exchanged via computers) is preferable to the American term "geek." Discusses a set of pedagogical beliefs and practices that geeks and otaku have in common, which are the antithesis of those of the typical U.S. high school. (SR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Discovery Learning, Informal Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Dowell, Heidi Haywood – Early Childhood News, 1997
Advocates the Ausubelian approach to preschool education, as it combines traditional child-centered and teacher-centered preschool settings, and influences of Bruner and Piaget. Focuses on the use of the advance organizer lesson to assist students in making basic concept connections. Notes positive effects on student stimulation, interaction, and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discovery Learning
Pappas, Marjorie L. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2000
Defines inquiry, a student-centered discovery process, and introduces Pathways to Knowledge(TM), an information process model that provides stages and strategies for anyone interested in gathering, using, and evaluating information. Describes the six stages of Pathways: Appreciation, Presearch; Search; Interpretation; Communication; and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes
Peer reviewedKeegan, Mark – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1993
Presents evidence against the use of standardized curricula and testing and in favor of discovery-based instruction. Describes a successful experience with a relatively new form of discovery-based instruction, the scenario educational computer software. (AEF)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Discovery Learning
Isbell, Rebecca – 1995
Young children are active learners who touch, feel, experiment, and create. Learning centers are designed to relate to their world of active learning and to encourage their involvement, thereby enhancing development of choice making, oral language, creativity, social skills, responsibility, and understanding of symbols. This book includes…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedRivero, Lisa – Roeper Review, 2002
Maslow's (1971) theory of primary creativeness is used as the basis for a self-actualization model of education. Examples of how to use the model in creative homeschooling are provided. Key elements include digressive and immersion learning, self-directed learning, and the integration of work and play. Teaching suggestions are provided. (Contains…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedBarab, Sasha A.; Hay, Kenneth E.; Barnett, Michael; Squire, Kurt – Cognition and Instruction, 2001
Explored learning and instruction within a technology-rich, collaborative, participatory learning environment by tracking the emergence of shared understanding and products through student and teacher practices. Found that becoming knowledgeably skillful with respect to a particular practice or concept is a multigenerational process, evolving in…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Cooperation
Ingraham, Phoebe Bell – 1997
Providing a center-oriented classroom takes more than rearranging the furniture. This book offers guidance to teachers in all aspects of creating learning centers in the classroom. The first section, comprised of five chapters, provides information on using small areas of the classroom for specific activities or tasks. Chapter 1 explains different…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
