Lauds Fargo, North Dakota, elementary school's efforts to enhance students' natural curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. (Author)

The role of the teacher is basic in creating a learning environment which will recognize and respond to individual needs and differences. Innovative teacher education is necessary in order to develop teachers who will facilitate effective learning for children. (Author)

Describes a project that helps children to realize the potential use of fractions and therefore have an incentive to learn them. (RB)

Discussed are possible lessons for teaching the algebraic concepts of variables, rational expressions, and functions. (CT)

Describes five aspects of learning as applied to science instruction. Learning readiness, meaningfulness of material, activity and passivity, motivation, and transfer of training are presented in relation to psychological views stated by Ausubel, Bruner, Gagne, Hendrix, Karplus, Piaget, and Suchman. Views given by Gagne and Karplus are considered…

Describes the approach and results of the Supermarket Discovery Center Demonstration Project, a program attempting to provide pre-school children with meaningful learning experiences while their parents are shopping. (LS)

Describes the Discovery Room at the National Museum of Natural History, a hands-on exhibit area intended to help children and adults learn about their environment. (MP)

Discusses the role that inquiry should play in social studies. Inquiry, which should be used in conjunction with expository techniques, can teach and reinforce valuable concepts and skills. (RM)

Outlines a course designed to teach students how to write descriptive and informative abstracts. (HOD)