A summary of current theoretical work in the area of concept formation is presented with emphasis on the presentation of thinking in theory. Examination of the logic relating thinking to behavior leads to criticism of the tendency to subordinate "behavior" to underlying processes. The difficulties inherent in analyses of this type are that…

This research was based on the assumption that the teaching of broadly generalizable cognitive skills should be a primary goal of education--that students can be taught to be better insight problem solvers outside of school by training in school and that they can be given the skills necessary for efficient discovery learning. The subjects were 116…

The Brooklyn Children's Museum, the world's oldest children's museum, has a new home underground. The museum's teaching collection of artifacts is particularly strong in the areas of ethnology, natural history, and technology. Objects relating to these fields are organized according to the historic physical divisions of fire, air, earth, and…

A wide-ranging discussion concerning the nature of writing, the findings of the British Writing Research Project, and implications for the teaching of writing. (DD)

Reviews the discovery of saccharin by Constantine Fahlberg. (SL)

Discusses a variety of lessons that one teacher learned from reading the story John Wain's "A Message from Pig-Man." Describes the central importance of story or anecdote as a means of groping toward a recognition of oneself and one's experiences. (JD)

Examines approaches to interpretation study contained in basic interpretation textbooks. Describes the performance criticism each approach generates. (PD)

To bring everyday life into the classroom, curriculum content and pedegogical practices must be amended.. The idea that discovery learning can enhance the curricular relevance of geography is supported by the nature of geography as a discipline and by educational studies. (JH)

Lists a number of people who were creative and some who were not. Their example may serve as a guide for students involved in creative effort. (RK)

Describes methods of organizing an interdisciplinary program designed to study the techniques of finding out" used in science, literature, language, humanities and the arts. Suggests possible topics that might serve as subjects for seminars and provides references that could support such studies. (AL)

Presents the procedures, results, and conclusions of a study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of Science: A Process Approach with pre-school age children. Subjects were 145 children whose ages ranged from 3 to 5 years. The analyses included an evaluation of pupil achievement, and a rational examination, by the teachers, of the…

Presents an inventory of processes of scientific inquiry and describes its use in curriculum development and instructional planning. (AL)

True learning takes place from inquiry into all phenomena, not just from those explained by the standard instructional materials. (RA)