This study concerns a moment in the learning process which is considered crucial, namely, that point when the learner is confronted with the necessity of discovering from the models already learned and stored in memory elements that will be useful in constructing a new utterance or solving a new problem. The emphasis is on the point of connection…

This paper makes six assertions concerning the artist as experimenter and the means by which artists progress from experiment to experiment. (1) The family resemblances typically cited between the arts and the sciences are trivial, tend to be wish-fulfilling analyses of the common logic of art and science, and promise more than they can deliver.…

Creativity is the formulation and expression of an idea which is novel and useful to the creator. It is inherent in the foreign language classroom. Interpretation of experience, or creative play, is a normal part of first language use; with guidance it can be part of the second language learning experience. The effective teacher will consciously…

EFFECTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO DIRECT-DETAILED AND DIRECT DISCOVERY METHODS OF ORGANIZING AND PRESENTING TAPED (AURAL) INSTRUCTION WERE COMPARED. INITIAL LEARNING, RETENTION, AND TRANSFER OF TRAINING WERE MEASURED. DIRECTED DISCOVERY, DIRECT-DETAILED METHODS, AND A SINGLE CONTROL WERE THE INDEPENDENT TREATMENT VARIABLES. HIGH, AVERAGE, AND LOW ABILITY…

THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE IF HIGHLY DIRECTED (PROGRAMED) LEARNING IS SUPERIOR TO NONDIRECTED (DISCOVERY-TYPE) LEARNING. SPECIAL UNITS IN MATHEMATICS WHICH EMPLOYED A DISCOVERY METHOD WERE DEVELOPED AT THE FIFTH-GRADE LEVEL. NEXT, A PROGRAMED MODIFICATION OF THE BASIC UNIT OF INSTRUCTION WAS DEVELOPED. FINALLY, ANOTHER PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION…

In order to give the psychological conception of alienation greater cogency relative to the influence of sociological alienation, research is needed that ties alienation attitudes to individual personal behavior. It was hypothesized that the stronger the alienation attitudes of people, the weaker will be their exploratory behavior. Thus,…

Reported is the everyday teaching and curriculum planning activities of the Madison Project, operated by teachers and mathematicians. Two kinds of informal explanatory experiences are provided in order to involve students in the discovery of significant mathematical concepts--experiences where children do something and experiences where a…

The project's objectives were to increase achievement in mathematics, alter behavior in mathematics classes, and alter attitudes toward small-group work through training in small-group dynamics. The subjects were 85 10th grade geometry students assigned to one of two class periods (morning or afternoon). Within each class period, the students were…

A model for teaching social studies by the discovery approach is presented. The authors maintain that the temporal inquiry teaching model holds considerable promise for encouraging student enthusiasm, emphasizing higher cognitive levels, and stimulating divergent student thinking and activity. (Author/DB)

Presents guidelines for social studies teachers and a sample writing assignment to encourage student's developmental writing. Suggests that students emphasize the significance of the writer's ideas and information rather than the information itself. Establishes the relationship between thinking processes and writing and the need to break these…

Reviews the U.S. patent system and discusses the importance of technology described in patents, particularly that which does not appear in the literature through other sources. (SL)

This article examines techniques for measuring developmental stages of self-knowledge, and internal problem-solving orientations for dealing with the external environment, concluding with implications for game and simulation courses designed for self-development. (MB)

This article outlines a series of investigations in graph theory which simultaneously gives exercises in visualization. It is argued that one of the advantages of classroom investigations is that students can be lead to an intuitive grasp of advanced mathematics. (PK)

Provides ideas for helping students find sources and discover a topic for a research paper and discusses students' research processes, focusing on the need to allow students time to make meanings out of the facts they gather. (SRT)

Describes the development and rationale of a hands-on, process-oriented elementary science curriculum that emphasizes decision making, problem solving, current issues, and the human element in science and technology. (JHZ)