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Comparing Two Methods of Teaching Pre-School Children to Read and Spell at an Electric Typewriter, Their Reaction to the Experience, and the Significance to Early Childhood Education. Final Report.
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Baer, Donald S. – 1972
An experiment tested the efficacy of "discovery learning" in a school setting. Fifty-two bright children ages one to seven were randomly divided into two groups: a discovery learning, non-directed group and a guided learning, teacher-directed group. After both groups had spent eight months using an individualized "talking…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Directed Reading Activity