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Aimanov, K. – Soviet Education, 1970
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Experimental Curriculum
Peer reviewedLanda-Neimark, Maria – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1980
Observation of practices in V. V. Davydov's laboratory school suggests that students proceed from concrete example to abstract generalization--rather than from abstract to concrete, as Davydov has claimed. (GDC)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Concept Teaching, Developmental Stages
Soviet Education, 1989
Presents an experimental secondary school curriculum as drafted by the Soviet Union's Ministry of Education in 1987. Intended for implementation (after modifications) by the year 2000, as part of perestroika and educational reform. Examines the curriculum's rationale. Lists school subjects, indicating number of hours and grades in which they…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Kraevskij, V. V.; Lerner, I. Y. – 1984
Subjects taught in school have been compiled on the basis of tradition, empiricism, and the subjective opinions of curriculum designers. Researchers in educational sciences have yet to secure a scientific foundation for compiling curricula that would serve as a reliable guide on which to base the content of school subjects. With the advancement of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Peer reviewedGibson, Janice T. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1980
Soviet teaching experiments, based on the research of P. Ia. Galperin and of V. V. Davydov, are described, in which children are taught abstract concepts before they are provided with concrete examples. (GDC)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Research, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
Eiserman, William D. – 1991
Positive Action, an American curriculum intended to facilitate teachers' use of positive affective and democratic elements in educational practices, was used in two Moscow schools over a 1.5 year period. A review of problems associated with the "deindividualization" of past Soviet educational practices points out the need for programs…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Download full textLaFerriere, Jake; Broyles, India – 1990
From March 8 to March 11, 1989, student schedules at Lake Region High School in Bridgton, Maine were replaced by Soviet Union culture and history classes. The project was called "Focus: Soviet Union," and was intended as only the first of a series of International Education Days designed to increase United States understanding of other…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Resources
Amonashvili, Shalva – Prospects, 1989
Explains nondirective or pupil-centered teaching, an alternative to traditional education in the Soviet Union. Uses Vygotsky's area of proximal development to envision teaching methods that anticipate and promote higher development levels. Stresses humanistic approach, involving students and responding to individual needs. Also proposes in-depth…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Educational Environment, Educational Principles, Educational Theories
