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Peer reviewedWesson, James B. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Reports development and results of the Kramer Project, a two-year study of the implementation of a problem-solving, activity-based mathematics program in the elementary grades. Describes the mathematical content covered, participating teachers, instructional materials employed, inservice teacher training provided, and academic achievement gains of…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Educational Change, Elementary Education
2000
School-Based Enterprises or SBEs provide work-based learning opportunities to students in communities lacking business and industry involvement. SBEs promote discovery learning and student responsibility in the learning process. They expose students to creative thinking, problem solving, planning and organizational skills, and teamwork. SBEs help…
Descriptors: Business Education, Career Awareness, Career Exploration, Creative Thinking
James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA. Workforce Improvement Network. – 2002
This guide describes development of the problem-based approach of GED as project. It is Volume 1 of a proposed four-volume series. Section 1 describes the concept of GED as project, thinking and problem solving, successful intelligence, and integration of content and skills. Section 2 covers GED as project implementation using learning projects…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style


