This teacher's guide to the experimental edition of the second volume of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study materials includes a general discussion of chemical ideas developed in the course, instructions for preparing solutions and handling equipment, and detailed notes for each chapter and excursion. Chapter and excursion notes give an…

Included is the second half of the chapters and excursions of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study materials designed for grade eight students. Although I.S.C.S. is an integrated science course, most of the concepts developed in this volume relate to chemistry. Introductory notes to the student explain how the book is to be used. Each chapter…

This paper deals with some of the characteristics of good open education as espoused by its proponents. It then discusses the three types of relational patterns which are exhibited by children in the classroom. According to the author, these three relational patterns demonstrate that the ability to handle an open classroom situation varies…

This yearbook focuses on the person-to-person relationship between teacher and learners. The contributing authors discuss the uses of subject matter and processes which help teachers find individual learners in groups. The book argues that the child must be involved as a partner in inquiry and in shaping content. (JF)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a greater increase in problem-solving ability of capable but poorly prepared college freshmen in a modern mathematics program occurs when students are taught to use discovery techniques. Two experimental and two control groups were formed from 70 college freshmen; two instructors were each…

Effects of symbolic modeling processes on exploration were investigated. Written narration reporting a novel experience was the symbolic model. Subjects read the material 1 or 3 times (Familiarity), with 1, 8, or 15 inserted exploration statements (Frequency), where such statements were specific or diversive (Exploration Type). With increased…

In his attempt to give an account of language, the linguist is confronted by two interrelated problems: (1) the complexity of linguistic phenomena, and (2) the creativity of language. Although the proposal to study languages in terms of a generative system is not new, the basic technical concepts for carrying out such an undertaking were lacking…

Research comparing discovery and expository methods of presentation has yielded conflicting results. A review of the research on discovery learning is provided in this paper, focusing on the methodology of each study. Conclusions are drawn concerning the effects of discovery methods of presentation on initial learning, transfer, and retention. Use…

This paper discusses recent research on cognition and its implications for mathematics education. Learning as a generative process, structural organization, processing of information, processes and structures, individual differences, brain research, higher-order processes, motivation, and delay-retention effects are discussed. (MS)

Fourth grade students (half of whom received reading instruction through the Language Experience Approach and the other half through the Basal Reader Approach since the first grade) were observed to determine the behavioral channeling of aggression when influenced by method of instruction. The methods were: (1) a Directed Reading-Thinking Activity…

This is a copy of the script for the electrical relationships unit in an auto-tutorial physical science course for non-science majors, offered at the University of Maine at Orono. The unit includes 15 simple experiments designed to allow the student to discover various fundamental electrical relationships. The student has the option of reading the…

A square lattice is used to generate classroom activities, such as counting the number of squares in a lattice of a given size. (MP)

Allowing students to discover a winning strategy for this game is suggested as a way to introduce modular arithmetic. (MP)

Attempts to synthesize various logical, psychological, and educational ideas to provide a useful guide for the classroom teacher to follow in using discovery curriculum. Outlines the discovery technique in six steps. (Author/RK)

Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History, long concerned with man's ecological heritage, has designed many programs of interest to teachers of environmental education. The philosophy of the environmental program described here is to "observe, explore, generalize" and provides a hands-on exhibit for elementary school students at the…