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McNaughton, A. H. – Teachers Coll Rec, 1969
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Generalization
Peer reviewedRichards, Colin – Educational Review, 1973
The main concern of this article is to describe some of the aspects or facets of discovery learning situations exemplified by the models and found in curriculum development projects. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning
Belanger, Maurice – Rev Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Creative Thinking, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedCoyle, Harold P. – Mercury, 1994
Describes five astronomy education projects implemented by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Science Education Department and funded by the National Science Foundation. Project efforts have concentrated in three major areas: (1) curriculum development; (2) teacher support; and (3) classroom technology. (DDR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Course Content
Peer reviewedLipsky, William E. – Social Studies Review, 1976
Discusses five innovative social studies projects which employ conceptual frameworks, discovery learning, and multimedia presentations. The projects generally reflect the ideas of the "new social studies." Projects discussed are The Family of Man, From Subject to Citizen, Patterns in Human History, Geography in an Urban Age, and…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Educational Innovation
Cobb, Paul – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1991
Challenged is the traditional model for the transmission of mathematics in the elementary school classroom. An inquiry approach to learning mathematics is proposed and supported with results of a year long research project that exposed second graders to mathematical learning experiences using this approach. (MDH)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedSolow, Anita E. – Primus, 1991
Discusses and provides sample lessons of learning by discovery and weekly problem sets, which are presented as alternative methods for teaching college calculus. Both approaches stress conceptual understanding and guide the students to explore the ideas of calculus in small groups in a computer laboratory setting. (JJK)
Descriptors: Calculus, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, College Mathematics
Download full textLOVENSTEIN, MENO; AND OTHERS – 1966
DESCRIBED IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMICS CURRICULAR MATERIALS FOR THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE MATERIALS CONSIST OF 18 UNITS INTENDED FOR USE DURING ONE SEMESTER. A REPEATED PATTERN IN EACH UNIT IS (1) A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO THE CONCEPT AND THE PROBLEMS OF PRESENTING THE CONCEPT, AND (2) VARIOUS STUDENT MATERIALS. THE BALANCE OF THE MATERIAL CONSISTS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Concept Formation, Course Content
DUNFEE, MAXINE – 1967
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE RESEARCH STUDIES ARE CATEGORIZED AND DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOKLET DESIGNED FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND CURRICULUM WORKERS. ALTHOUGH MAJOR EMPHASIS OF THE REVIEW IS ON STUDIES PUBLISHED DURING THE 1960'S, OLDER STUDIES OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE ARE INCLUDED. A MAJORITY OF THE REVIEWS IS BASED ON REPORTS THAT APPEARED AS JOURNAL…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Concept Formation, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Burton, Grace; And Others – 1991
The "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (1989) provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. The document not only addresses what mathematics students should…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Burton, Grace; And Others – 1992
The "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (1989) provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. The document not only addresses what mathematics students should…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Burton, Grace; And Others – 1992
The "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (1989) provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. The document not only addresses what mathematics students should…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Burton, Grace; And Others – 1992
The "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (1989) provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. The document not only addresses what mathematics students should…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Burton, Grace; And Others – 1991
The "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (1989) provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. The document not only addresses what mathematics students should…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Meiring, Steven P.; And Others – 1992
The 1989 document, "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics," provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. When completed, it is expected that the Addenda Series will…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
