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Peer reviewedCarmony, Lowell – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A situation is presented that is intended to lead to open-ended mathematical discussions that allow students to conjecture, discover, and prove mathematical statements. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematics
Ehrlich, Amos – Mathematics Teaching, 1978
Described are results obtained by students investigating double-diagrams, including discoveries of properties and accompanying proofs. (MP)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
Weaver, J. F. – 1977
Investigating properties and characteristics of unary operations is shown to be facilitated by using calculators. Several avenues for instructional exploration are suggested and examples given. These include questions relating to relations, inverses, commutativity, distributivity, and iterations. A discussion of the calculator algorithm for…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Computation, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedAustin, Joe Dan – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
Students use a series of isosceles right triangles constructed on a geoboard to discover patterns and form generalizations. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Discovery Learning, Geometry, Instruction
Peer reviewedZalewski, Donald L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1979
An investigation of patterns in magic triangles leads to a number of discoveries concerning the sums of sides and corners. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedHitchcock, Gavin – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1992
Explores the use of dialogue and dramatization to reconstruct the formation of mathematical concepts. An appendix provides the synopsis of a 6-scene play that portrays the rise of negative numbers over a period of 300 years. (MDH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Creative Activities, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes
Petreshene, Susan S. – 1978
Practical, classroom-tested ideas for developing classroom learning centers are presented in this book. The sixteen chapters deal with the following topics: an overview of learning centers and individualization, basic considerations in setting up a learning center, getting started, mechanics of operating learning centers, room arrangement and…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Handwriting
Povhe, Thomas J. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1991
Discussion of several modes of understanding in the cognitive approach to information processing focuses on heuristic (discovery-based) scientific understanding. Topics covered include how students seeking heuristic understanding in a process-oriented school library media program look at information, use preconceptions to guide their searches,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Curriculum Design, Discovery Learning
Gunter, Jock – 1972
A card game, "Mercado," or Market Rummy, designed to teach basic market skills to rural Ecuadorians is described. Two to five people can play the game, which is presently used in night community meetings and in the educational program in coastal cooperatives. The game consists of two decks of cards: one represents money, the other…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Download full textLee, Connie L. – 1984
Outdoor education is an informal method of teaching and learning which offers opportunities for elementary school students, regardless of intellectual abilities, to learn about and appreciate their environment and acquire skills with which to enjoy a lifetime of creative, productive, and healthful living. Outdoor education can enrich, vitalize,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Discovery Learning, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education
Miller, Rex A. – 1974
Within the realm of outdoor education, there are as many definitions of what it is or what it isn't as there are books. One definition is that outdoor education is teaching outside the classroom. It combines with and blends as part of the total curriculum. This handbook is designed as a manual to help train and support staff related to outdoor…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Creative Art, Curriculum Guides, Definitions
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
