Discussed is the tendency in science to challenge obvious explanation for observed phenomenon. Ten examples are given where the initial obvious explanation was subsequently shown to be totally incorrect. Four examples that relate to biomedicine are presented in detail. (SL)

The author discusses a film which demonstrates the problem-solving approach to learning in practice; he takes the theory further, suggesting that the intellectual process underlying discovery learning--whether concerned with practical skills or literary criticism--is the capacity of adults to choose between alternatives. (Author/AJ)

Article describes a valuable new way for children to use sand in relation to other natural materials in a different context and scale than the usual sandbox play. (Author/RK)

Reports a study of attitudes of children who received process approach oriented instruction versus textbook oriented instruction. Based on children's responses to questionnaires, it was found that children in the experimental group were more positive in their attitudes towards science and related activities. (PS)

The study indicated that evaluation of curriculum in elementary schools can be facilitated greatly if behavioral tasks are used as criteria for measurement. Experimental subjects who received process oriented instruction achieved significantly higher scores on desired outcomes than did control subjects who received content oriented instruction.…

Everybody's going to school these days in old folks country''-Pinellas County, Florida. In ever increasing numbers senior citizens there are enrolling in continuous learning courses and renewing their interests in living. (Author/RK)

Evaluates three softback manuals for teachers (K-6)

Discovery and understanding of intellectual truth is more demanding and important to learn than excellence. (Author/AF)

The ability of a university to do research free from undue interference is discussed in light of two court cases: Buchanan vs. American Motors Corp. and Dow Chemical Co. vs. Allen. Their principal significance lies in sparing nonparty researchers from the discovery process notwithstanding the acknowledged breadth of discovery. (MLW)

In this theoretical discussion, still photography is viewed as a tool which can be used in the creation of meaning and as a medium for social inquiry. Three specific functions of photographic inquiry are explored: the anthropological, the normative, and the intuitive. (Author/SJL)

Describes the development of computer-based searching methods to support literature-based discoveries in medical literature through a replication of the discovery of a connection between Raynaud's disease and dietary fish oil. Topics include the logic of literature-based discovery, information retrieval methods for text analysis, and statistics…