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Peer reviewedWatnick, Richard – Primus, 1993
Presents a college calculus program based on the discovery method and the educational psychology literature used to develop it. Lists departmental, educational, and calculus reform goals, and describes characteristics of the program, including relaxed atmosphere, use of visualization, and supplemental teaching techniques. (13 references) (MKR)
Descriptors: Calculus, Discovery Learning, Educational Psychology, Experimental Programs
Farrell, Catharine Horne; Nessel, Denise D. – 1982
Storytelling has long been a part of our culture, and teachers should recognize its value as a pedagogical tool. The Word Weaving program, an experimental storytelling program, includes folk tales, literary tales, adaptations, and original and true stories from the teller. In it, all stories are simply told to a class without a book in evidence.…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Language Skills
Leyden, Michael – Teaching Pre K-8, 1997
Describes a physics experiment investigating temperature prediction and the relationship between the physical properties of heat units, melting, dissolving, states of matter, and energy loss. Details the experimental setup, which requires hot and cold water, a thermometer, and ice. Notes that the experiment employs a deliberate counter-intuitive…
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Elementary Education, Energy, Experimental Programs
Peer reviewedTaylor, Gregory L.; Disinger, John F. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1997
Investigates the acceptability and possible role of virtual reality (VR) in environmental education. Among the principal findings were that the sample population of environmental educators indicated an acceptance of VR as a teaching tool. VR applications that allow students to have an experience not available in the physical world were perceived…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Experimental Curriculum
Allen, Sheilah – 1982
An experimental program was undertaken to determine the effects of attitude and reading achievement on writing, to ascertain if intervention could improve writing achievement and attitude, and to predict success in the program on the basis of an attitude inventory that measured need for structure and tolerance of ambiguity. Subjects were 15 boys…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Instructional Improvement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
Watson, F. R. – 1981
This document was originally produced for use with thirteen- to fifteen-year-old pupils of low mathematical attainment. The material has not been extensively tested, and is best regarded as a collection of ideas for development. Reproduction of any of this material for use by teachers with their own pupils is encouraged. The sheets are arranged so…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Calculators, Educational Games, Educational Technology
Sigurdson, Sol E., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This manual illustrates an interdisciplinary team approach to teaching four academic subjects for seventh grade students. Eight interdisciplinary units are presented that were developed by teachers around two or more of the following subject areas: language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics. An introduction to the Block Plan, as it…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Experimental Programs, Flexible Scheduling
