Discusses the educational philosophy of learning through projects, and the teacher's role in planning learning centers. Describes several types of kindergarten learning centers which allow for varying degrees of self-directed or teacher-instructed learning. (NH)

Hypothesized ways in which level of participants' anxiety affected their experience during outdoor adventure course. Studies anxiety levels of 27 male and 13 female incoming Wheaton College freshmen participating in 3-week High Road Program involving solar experiences, rock climbing, and rappelling. (NEC)

Reviews Pat Smith's 1985 book, TALKING AND LEARNING IN SMALL GROUPS: PUPILS AGED 12-13 IN CONVERSATION ABOUT A POEM. Concludes that the book discovers anew that creativity belongs at the center of schooling as it connects art-thought, science-thought, and everyday thought. (GEA)

Describes a middle school program in Washington State that offers 20-day activity minicourses (ranging from aerobic dancing to weightlifting) and seven-week "unified arts" courses (computer lab, wood shop, cooking, art, and dramatics) designed to help emerging adolescents explore various vocational and avocational interests. Includes six…

Highlights the similarities between the person-centered approach to counseling of Carl Rogers and the Gestalt therapy of Fritz Perls. Discusses implementation of the two approaches and suggests they may be synthesized into a person-centered Gestalt therapy. (MCF)

Described is a project in which third graders create their own corporation--a cupcake factory--and learn first-hand about economic principles and the decisions that businesses must make in the market economy. The cupcake factory is one example of how enterprising educators can make economics comprehensible and captivating. (RM)

The family can provide learning experiences and become the center of a child's education, rather than leaving all responsibility to the school. Home experiences should include activities that foster curiosity, exploration, inquiry, and discovery. Suggested in-home experiences are offered for family use. (DF)

Discovery and expository learning were compared in a study of independent and dependent learners enrolled in a college chemistry course. Discovery learning was found to be superior for both groups of learners, with independent students performing better than dependent students using discovery learning. (Author/DF)

The Play and Learn program uses graphics in the playground to create a learning environment where children explore basic skills. The playground encourages student participation in large and small groups or cross-age tutoring. Several different graphics are illustrated and explained. (DF)

Stresses the development of complex cognitive processes during adolescence and sees the challenge of the curriculum in the question of greater match between the learner's cognitive level and the material to learned. (JOW)

Curriculum that is centered in or is the study of the firsthand experiences of pupils is compared to curriculum centered on book learning. (Author/MLF)

Children's responses to a discovery learning exercise are discussed. (DT)

This paper discusses how museums, adventure programs, and discovery activities can become an intrinsically differentiated gifted curriculum for gifted learners. Museums and adventure programs are a forum for meaningful learning activities. The contextual characteristics of effectively designed settings for learning activities can, if the…

This paper discusses a pedagogical technique called the discovery approach in teaching remedial and college algebra. Examples of how to introduce and enhance some algebra topics using this approach in mathematics classrooms are illustrated. It is argued that student performance would improve if more topics were presented in a discovery fashion.…

This study compared two groups of high school biology students and teachers with respect to teaching method and resultant behavior, learning climate, and achievement. The use of an open-inductive method yielded significantly different results from the traditional deductive method of instruction. (JR)