The Inquiry Process curriculum module is part of a consumer education series (grades 9-14, adults; including elderly) that emphasizes a process approach with a spiral organization. The process approach helps the student in a changing consumer world to function rationally and in a manner consistent with personal values, while the spiral…

This paper outlines some of the values that make the High School Geography Project (HSGP) useful in other cultural settings, describes some of the current developments in other countries, and illustrates the utility of the project by following one activity through four "transformations." Most countries fall into one of three categories…

Reported is a study demonstrating the effects of acknowledgment of success as related to self-concept, problem solving behavior, or science concept development of seventh-grade students. Forty-nine students were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (those who received acknowledgment of successful autonomous discovery) or the control…

Investigated were three questions related to the relationship between a science teacher's attitude regarding the use of a newer science program, in this instance the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS): (1) Could the Projective Tests of Attitudes, originally designed for fifth-grade students, be modified for use with adults? (2) Is there a…

The Student Workbook is a self-instructional unit on American Indian education. The self-instructional material consists of a book of readings (RC007212) or a narrative essay (RC007211) and this workbook which questions secondary social studies students on the essay and readings. The document is divided into: course objectives; activity log sheet;…

This curriculum guide offers two approaches to the teaching of tenth grade anthropology. The first approach is a more traditional approach to the subject area presented with the idea of simply giving the teacher something to build on. The second approach follows "History as Culture Change: An Overview" developed by the Anthropology…

This paper discusses and explains how one college revitalized its history program, first, by reorienting its history curriculum toward a global perspective, and secondly, by implementing an inquiry approach. Three questions answered by the faculty provide a framework for a brief explanation of the changes necessitated by the introduction of global…

The two main purposes of this study were: (1) to determine the effectiveness of a teacher training program "Minicourse 9: Higher Cognitive Questioning"; and (2) to compare the relative effectiveness of two instructional techniques in changing teacher behavior-observation of videotaped model teachers displaying classroom skills, and reading of…

The author examines the effectiveness of the Inquiry Strategy method which he hypothesizes to be useful in developing an analytical cognitive style. Ninety-two subjects from four, large urban high schools were involved. Forty-two were experimental, having received 2-3 years of Inquiry Strategy exposure in their late elementary or early junior high…

This report is the thirteenth of twenty-one reports dealing with the developmental history of a recent educational product: the Holt Social Studies Curriculum directed by Dr. Edwin Fenton. This series of courses stresses an inquiry approach to the study of history and the social sciences, specifically economic and political systems, world history,…

Describes the primary science project of the Science Education Programme for Africa. Program uses the total environment, inquiry, and direct experience for learning purposes. Ideological bases of the project are discussed. Advantages and disadvantages are stated plus implications for curriculum, teacher training, and resource allocations. (BC)

Investigates the wait-time after each question, the number of questions asked per minute, and the cognitive levels of questions asked by 10 preservice teachers. After initial data collection to determine subjects question-asking practices, one-half of the sample underwent instruction to change their question-asking practices. Results revealed the…

Recommends the case study approach in consumer economics education and suggests case study formats, including court cases, open ended episodes, vignettes, narratives, interpretive essays, and cases based on documents. Guidelines for developing case studies are also offered. (Author/DB)

Suggestions are presented to help social studies classroom teachers identify and select teaching techniques. Concludes that inquiry techniques are most successful in helping teachers motivate students and awaken their curiosity. These techniques also provide illustrative examples; clarify themes; sustain interest, and encourage synthesis,…

An adaptation of the inquiry method of teaching, which develops skills of information retrieval and reasoning through systematic questioning by the teacher, is proposed for instruction in clinical periodontics. (MSE)