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Peer reviewedLapp, Douglas – National Elementary Principal, 1974
After two decades of efforts at curriculum reform, the United States has yet seriously to embark on the task of developing an active learning approach to mathematics in the elementary schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Schools, Experiential Learning, Mathematics Education
United States Patent Model Foundation, Alexander, VA. – 1988
The Invent America program addresses the need to provide K-8 students with opportunities to learn critical and creative thinking skills through the process of inventing. Students apply problem-solving skills as they turn their own creative ideas into inventions. It is an effort to integrate the curriculum, help students synthesize knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
United States Patent Model Foundation, Alexander, VA. – 1988
The Invent America program addresses the need to provide K-8 students with opportunities to learn critical and creative thinking skills through the process of inventing. Students apply problem-solving skills as they turn their own creative ideas into inventions. It is an effort to integrate the curriculum, help students synthesize knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
United States Patent Model Foundation, Alexander, VA. – 1988
The Invent America program addresses the need to provide K-8 students with opportunities to learn critical and creative thinking skills through the process of inventing. Students apply problem-solving skills as they turn their own creative ideas into inventions. It is an effort to integrate the curriculum, help students synthesize knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
United States Patent Model Foundation, Alexander, VA. – 1988
The Invent America program addresses the need to provide K-8 students with opportunities to learn critical and creative thinking skills through the process of inventing. Students apply problem-solving skills as they turn their own creative ideas into inventions. It is an effort to integrate the curriculum, help students synthesize knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
