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Peer reviewedPhillips, Dale R.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1994
The entire staff of one New York elementary school was trained in Developmental Activities Project to understand how students develop logical thinking, how to assess each student's developmental level, and how to create an appropriate learning environment. DAP is based on Piaget's 46 concrete mental structures, including classification, relations,…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedWolk, Steven – Educational Leadership, 1994
William Heard Kilpatrick, who pioneered project-based learning in the early 1900s, advocated basing schools on child-chosen projects engendering "purposeful activity." When children are allowed to choose what to explore, they become intrinsically motivated to work hard and strive for the highest quality. A fifth-grade teacher describes…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Grade 5
Peer reviewedLivingston, Carol; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1989
While working to reconcile developmentally sound curricula and instruction with district and state requirements, faculty at a Dalton, Georgia, primary school were hindered by mandated standardized tests. Since uncovering several negative aspects of such testing, faculty have been struggling to teach a developmental and test-driven math program…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedSchaps, Eric; Lewis, Catherine – Educational Leadership, 1991
Robert Slavin's position--that extrinsic rewards promote student motivation and learning--may be valid within the context of a "facts-and-skills" curriculum. However, extrinsic rewards are unnecessary when schools offer engaging learning activities; programs addressing social, ethical, and cognitive development; and a supportive…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedThomas, Wayne P.; Collier, Virginia P. – Educational Leadership, 1999
A promising, increasingly popular model for English learners is one-way developmental bilingual education (DBE). DBE is appropriate in districts with large numbers of students of one primary language heritage. A well-implemented DBE program accelerates all students' growth through a meaningful, relevant, bicultural grade-level curriculum. (11…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedWasley, Patricia – Educational Leadership, 1999
A relationship exists between children's interest and investment in their school work and teachers' repertoire of techniques for engaging them. New teachers need to develop varied teaching strategies and be provided with an interconnected support system, innovative preparation programs, mentoring opportunities, ongoing professional development,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Developmental Programs, Elementary Education
