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Peer reviewedCraig, James C. – Science Teacher, 1971
Changes of buoyancy related to temperature of an aluminum block system in water are investigated. Three hypotheses to explain the observed change are developed and tested, and the intellectual processes used in the various steps are noted. (CP)
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Experiments, Hypothesis Testing, Instruction
Barfuss, Gerald – Sch Arts, 1970
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Discovery Processes, Learning Activities
Knechtel, A. Baird – Education Canada, 1971
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Discovery Processes, Fine Arts, Human Relations
Peer reviewedKaufman, Barry A – Science Education, 1971
Describes five aspects of learning as applied to science instruction. Learning readiness, meaningfulness of material, activity and passivity, motivation, and transfer of training are presented in relation to psychological views stated by Ausubel, Bruner, Gagne, Hendrix, Karplus, Piaget, and Suchman. Views given by Gagne and Karplus are considered…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Inquiry, Learning
Peer reviewedTrotter, Terrel, Jr.; Laver, Irene – Arithmetic Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Discovery Processes, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
Peer reviewedSchafer, Dorothy R. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Algebra, Charts, Discovery Processes, Elementary School Mathematics
White, Robert; Deussen, Claire – Instructor, 1970
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Creative Activities, Discovery Processes, Film Production
Burns, Richard W.; Ellis, Barbara M. – Sci Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Inquiry
Peer reviewedThompson, Richard B. – Math Teacher, 1970
Presents a technique for an inductive proof of a theorem from Pascal's triangle. (RP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Discovery Processes, Induction, Mathematical Concepts
Peer reviewedKneupper, Charles W. – Communication Education, 1983
Reviews Kenneth Pike's tagmemic theory and its application to rhetorical concerns generally. Explains his epistemological assumptions. Presents a model for speech classroom use, which allows rhetors to channel their thought processes consciously and to vary their perspectives in search of a fuller understanding of any subject. (PD)
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Epistemology, Higher Education, Inquiry
Peer reviewedBarell, John – Educational Leadership, 1983
We can revive the spirit of inventiveness by allowing students the freedom to consider the unconventional and probe the possibilities of the "impossible." (Author)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Discovery Processes, Imagination, Innovation
Peer reviewedLaitinen, Herbert A., Ed. – Analytical Chemistry, 1979
Discusses the proposition that rarely does an investigation follow the orderly and systematic course suggested by the scientific method. The most vital elements are not the experimental and theoretical tools of science, but human ingenuity and intuition. (BT)
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Humanism, Investigations, Methods
Peer reviewedJarrett, Olga S. – Science Activities, 1997
Describes role-play centers in which children can do math problems, invent, experiment, write with a purpose, and act out adult career roles. Examples of centers include a doctor's office, a supermarket, a fix-it or inventor's workshop, a post office, a pet store, a zoo, a veterinary clinic, a museum, and a restaurant. (DKM)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedVasta, Ross; And Others – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1996
A self-discovery training program completed by 96 female and 84 male undergraduates was effective in eliminating gender differences on a task involving drawing water levels and improving females' knowledge of the physical principle involved. These results are consistent with an experiential component to gender differences on spatial tasks. (SLD)
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Experience, Higher Education, Sex Differences
Peer reviewedMosher, Chad M. – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2001
Examines current research on publicly communicating one's sexual orientation and sexual identity formation models within the two prevalent theoretical orientations: essentialism and social constructionism. Aspects of both theories find support in the empirical literature reviewed. The discovery process is discussed and three coming-out audiences…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Counseling Theories, Discovery Processes, Family Counseling
