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Wilson, Kathleen S. – 1987
This report describes Palenque, an interactive, multimedia, optical disc research prototype developed for home use by 8- to 14-year-old children and their families. The report begins by providing an overview of the project, which is followed by a discussion of the target audience and context for use of the videodisc. A discussion of learning…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
Sullivan, Jerry L. – 1985
An answer to aliteracy involves literary inquiry in which teachers teach students how to ask their own questions in working through a piece of literature. Three approaches to such literary study are improvisational, interpretive, and intellectual inquiry. A literary schema that students can use as an instrument to get started on their road to the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
Martin, Ralph E., Jr. – 1983
Many new directions for science teaching were developed during the post-Sputnik era. Hands-on science teaching remains a popular direction, yet may be seen as something complex or mysterious by those not familiar with some of the jargon which usually accompanies any discussion of science teaching. This paper responds to several questions teachers…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Moore, Michael T. – 1982
A testing procedure used by J. W. Getzels and M. Csikszentmihalyi (1964) to gauge the relationship between problem finding and creativity in art students was employed in a study designed to determine if the same relationship existed in writers. Subjects were middle school students identified as either creative or noncreative by two separate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Learning
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Piele, Donald T. – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Games, Experiential Learning, Induction
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Victor, Edward – Science and Children, 1974
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Inquiry, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning
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Weaver, Cloman – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Details of an investigation into polygonal numbers are given. From a study of the tabled series, patterns are discovered both within and between the various polygonal series. From a study of these results and the corresponding figures, formulas are developed. (LS)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, Induction
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Van Passel, F. J. A. – ITL Review of Applied Linguistics, 1974
Shows the necessity of foreign language education for cognitive and attitudinal purposes as well as for utilitarian reasons. Foreign language learning/teaching can be of great educational value when it follows the thread of the logical and psychological steps in the creative/discovery procedure. A learning algorithm is mapped on page 61. See FL…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Development, Discovery Learning, Educational Objectives
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Raven, Ronald J.; Guerin, Robert – Science Education, 1975
The authors employed the Raven Test of Logical Operations (RTLO) to assess development of cognitive structure for subjects of ages 8 to 19. Their conclusions support in part the development sequence described by Piaget. Lack of hierarchical order in some cognitive operations may indicate limitation of the instrument. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Educational Research
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Prielipp, Robert W.; Kuenzi, Norbert J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1975
Presented are a series of conjectures and proofs resulting from an examination of patterns and relationships among natural numbers. (JP)
Descriptors: Deduction, Discovery Learning, Induction, Mathematical Enrichment
Eulie, Joseph – J Secondary Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discovery Learning, Educational Principles, Educational Strategies
Haney, John B.; and others – AV Commun Rev, 1968
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Discovery Learning, Educational Games, Educational Theories
Riggs, Maida L., Ed.; And Others – 1980
This booklet explores why movement education is important for preschool children, what activities to include in a program, how and where to conduct a program, and criteria that can help to structure the program environment. The first section presents a rationale for the use of movement education for helping preschool children to develop…
Descriptors: Body Image, Discovery Learning, Movement Education, Perceptual Motor Learning
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Educational Programs and Studies Information Service. – 1975
Students can see more in motion picture and television productions once they realize that they are already quite knowledgeable, and these ten discovery-experience lesson units on film and television productions provide teachers with a means to let them discover for themselves that they already know several characteristics of the moving media as…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Animation, Commercial Television, Discovery Learning
Howson, A. G.; Westbury, Ian – 1980
An attempt is made to define the meaning of invention and innovation in mathematics education in order to help develop guidelines for policies of research and development in this area. Spectrums of invention in the realms of geometry and group theory are proposed as models of ordering understanding of creative activity within mathematics. This…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creativity, Curriculum Development
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