Lecture presented July 25, 1971 at a conference on French instruction in the intermediate schools of the Saar. (RS)

Zoltan Dienes places great emphasis on the process of concept formation in the acquiring of an understanding of mathematical logic. Student motivation and interest are prime factors in this process. To assist students in the formation of mathematical concepts, teachers should rely on inductive methods. (CK)

A breakdown in procedural education is responsible for the present inability to conceptualize change in medical education. (Editor/IR)

Proposes a cognitive information processing approach to instructional theory, which emphasizes the learner's role as opposed to the efficacy of different instructional methods, and posits that student use of cognitive strategies is an important part of the learning process. Findings of prior research are reviewed. Sixty-four references are…

Suggests incorporating three-phase learning cycle into laboratory teaching to foster formal reasoning skills. Describes five types of laboratories, each of which offers experiences necessary for the initial phase of the learning cycle. Indicates importance of presenting concepts in a way that progresses from concrete to abstract. (JN)

The Mole Concept is a learning cycle (patterned after University of Nebraska-Lincoln's ADAPT model) for the chemical unit "mole." Discusses objectives and activities involved in each phase of the cycle: exploration, invention, and application. Indicates the cycle is superior to traditional lecture-demonstration for teaching the abstract mole…

Learning cycles (exploration, invention, application) are used to introduce general chemistry principles while giving students concrete experiences with descriptive chemistry. Principles taught in the laboratory, laboratory experiments, instructional strategies, and evaluation of the approach are discussed. (Author/JN)

Use of diagrams and three-dimensional aids in teaching laboratory techniques of tooth reduction was evaluated. The visual aids were found to be useful, but little difference was found in the effectiveness of two- and three-dimensional aids, possibly because two-dimensional aids provided step-by-step instructions while three-dimensional models did…

Reviews literature defining the characteristics of the complex puzzle children encounter moving from oral language to print. Illustrates that, by reading their own writing, children discover the precise connection between reading, writing, and language. (HTH)