An analysis of many definitions of discovery and a discourse on a new synthesis of these definitions. (HB)

Inductive teaching methods are a form of discovery for generalities but are uneconomical and hard to warrant for the conveyance of facts. (MM)

Discusses the pitfalls of wholesale adoption of fashionable educational methods in general, and inquiry in particular. (JB)

A paper presented at annual Conference on English Education (7th, Syracuse, N.Y., March 29, 1969). (RD)

The author argues that the scientific method, as it is commonly understood, is a myth. (BD)

Presents a technique for an inductive proof of a theorem from Pascal's triangle. (RP)

True learning takes place from inquiry into all phenomena, not just from those explained by the standard instructional materials. (RA)

Explains a discovery activity using the possible positions of the faces of a cube when represented in two dimensions. Suggests rules which would determine which of the edges would connect if the drawing were folded to form the cube. (RS)

Considered were the effects of learning a concept chain inductively or deductively and the effects of presenting the individual concepts of the chain by discovery or utilization, upon a transfer task which required information recall but not discovery skills. (Author/BJG)

Part of the Grade Teacher special report, "Linguistics and the Language Arts.

Uses the action of a lever as an example to illustrate inductive and deductive procedures in teaching elementary school science. (JR)

Summary of Author's Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Nebraska, 1969

Modern science programs introduce more than scientific knowledge. They also encourage active student participation in the processes of scientific investigations. However 11 to 13 year olds generally lack the motivation to initiate such investigations. This is partly due to a logical conflict between learning and discovering. What is learned is…