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Direct linkRoosevelt, Grace – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2011
In this article I report on the ways that an educational philosophies course in a performance-based program enables teacher candidates to identify, reflect upon, and evaluate a wide range of educational purposes. The context for the report is an accelerated graduate program in childhood education at a small urban college where intensive fieldwork…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Acceleration (Education), Teacher Education Programs
Earl, Lorna; Katz, Steven – Principal Leadership, 2005
Using data for school reform is like painting a series of pictures--pictures that are subtle and capture the nuances of the subject. This is a far cry from drawing stick figures or paint-by-numbers. Imagine the experiences of the French painter Claude Monet as he wandered through his garden at Giverny at different times of the day and year,…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Evaluative Thinking, Inquiry, Information Literacy
Peer reviewedWentworth, Donald, R.; Western, Richard D. – Social Education, 1990
Advocates an inquiry perspective in high school economics rather than concentrating on economic theory. Describes the assumptions for such an approach and discusses ways to apply them to problematic cases. Benefits of this approach would stimulate interest in economics and increase students' ability to analyze problematic situations. (GG)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Economics
Peer reviewedBarhydt, Frances – Science and Children, 1983
Discusses a unit to teach reasoning and problem solving skills by helping students develop a systematic approach to problem identification, gather and analyze data, arrive at inferences and keep from jumping to conclusions. Describes the development of an activity investigating liquids designed to foster the needed problem-solving skills. (JM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education
Download full textBos, Nathan – 1997
Students can make authentic contributions to the World Wide Web (WWW) and learn critical evaluation skills by publishing reviews of WWW resources. A project which served as a pilot study was implemented where high school students wrote and published reviews of resources they used as part of an inquiry-based science curriculum. Students were…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Viewing
Peer reviewedVanFossen, Philip J.; Shiveley, James M. – Social Studies, 1997
Describes inquiry learning as defining a purpose for inquiry (the problem), postulating tentative answers or solutions, testing various hypotheses, drawing tentative conclusions, and applying those conclusions to new situations. Asserts that acquisition of these skills supports democratic citizenship. Outlines the inquiry approach used for a…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Cognitive Development, Consciousness Raising, Creative Thinking
