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Direct linkTaylor, Gregory S.; Hord, Casey – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2016
An exploratory study of a middle school curriculum directly aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards was conducted with a focus on how the curriculum addresses the instructional needs of students with learning disabilities. A descriptive analysis of a lesson on speed and velocity was conducted and implications discussed for students with…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Science Curriculum, Research Methodology
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
Download full textChiarelott, Leigh; And Others – 1979
This paper presents four principles to be followed in the development of experience-based curriculum. The principles have been extrapolated from John Dewey's theory of experience ("Experience and Education," 1938). They are discussed in this paper in terms of several existing curriculum materials for elementary and secondary education.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Discovery Processes, Educational Experience, Educational Principles
Bye, Margaret – 1972
Self contained multi-media kits for grades 1 through 6 involve students directly in the learning process. Emphasis is on non-verbal learning which takes place when youngsters examine real objects and engage in learning activities. Involved in the discovery and inquiry process, students hypothesize, classify, and categorize. In an interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Audiovisual Aids, Cognitive Objectives, Discovery Processes
Peer reviewedHammer, David – Cognition and Instruction, 1997
Presents an account of a week of learning and instruction from a high school physics course to provide a context for discussion of the role and demands of teacher inquiry. Argues coordination of student inquiry and traditional content is a matter of discerning and responding to students' particular strengths and needs. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Discovery Learning
Whitin, Phyllis; Whitin, David J. – 1997
This book describes inquiry learning during a year-long classroom exploration with 4th graders, which began with setting up a bird feeder and a journal for students to record observations. The authors argue that schools have been organized to make things easy for learners, shielding them from the messiness, ambiguity, and change of intellectual…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Curiosity
