Educational Ideas in America: A Documentary HistoryS. Alexander Rippa |
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... learning . Although many children certainly do show strong interest in learning new things at some times , in some places , and with some companions , curiosity may operate only marginally as an incentive for classroom learning . This ...
... learning . Although many children certainly do show strong interest in learning new things at some times , in some places , and with some companions , curiosity may operate only marginally as an incentive for classroom learning . This ...
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... learning is based on the assumption that the student is more likely to retain insights he has developed on his own . I know of no extensive " hard " evidence to support this view . Findings relating discov- ery learning and self ...
... learning is based on the assumption that the student is more likely to retain insights he has developed on his own . I know of no extensive " hard " evidence to support this view . Findings relating discov- ery learning and self ...
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... learning and teaching including its role in preventing learning . It is language , more than anything else , that distinguishes human from animal learning ; only man can deal with the world symboli- cally and linguistically . But ...
... learning and teaching including its role in preventing learning . It is language , more than anything else , that distinguishes human from animal learning ; only man can deal with the world symboli- cally and linguistically . But ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
RENAISSANCE IDEALS | 18 |
COLONIAL VIEWS ON EDUCATION | 32 |
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