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| Keegan, Mark | 2 |
| Weimer, Richard C. | 1 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
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Weimer, Richard C. – Educational Technology, 1975
An analysis of many definitions of discovery and a discourse on a new synthesis of these definitions. (HB)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Induction, Learning Processes
Keegan, Mark – Educational Technology, 1993
Discussion of basic instructional methods highlights four in particular: didactic, Socratic, inquiry, and discovery. Examples and descriptions of each method are given for elementary, secondary, and higher education; applications of each method are examined; and what teachers can do is considered. (eight references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inquiry
Keegan, Mark – Educational Technology, 1993
Describes the development of educational computer software called scenario software that was designed to incorporate advances in cognitive, affective, and physiological research. Instructional methods are outlined; the need to change from didactic methods to discovery learning is explained; and scenario software design features are discussed. (24…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development
