constructivism, 31, 33, 40–41, 44–45, 62, 84, 87, 90, 93, 146, 154, 179

control group, 51, 140, 146

cookbook lesson, 38, 41

cooperative learning, 31, 33, 40, 154, 168

correlation, 68–72

critical thinking, xxvi, xxviii, 142

curiosity, 26, 32

curriculum, curricula, xxvi, xxviii, 4, 8, 11–12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 32, 34, 40–41, 43, 49, 144, 151, 174, 178, 183, 185

descriptive statistics, 75–76, 80, 104, 106–107

Dewey, John, xxvii, xxxiv, 14, 18–19, 21, 177

dialogue, 28

dispositions, 32

Dunkhase, John, xliv, 8–10, 29–30, 43, 177

didactic, xxvi, 4, 11, 20, 168

learning, xxviii, 39, 177, 180

direct instruction, xxvii, xxxv, 30, 39, 176, 180–181

Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 22

classroom, 32, 39, 59, 150, 170

safe, 34

evidence, xxiii, xxx, xliv, 3, 5–7, 18–20, 22–25, 31, 33–34, 36, 38, 55–56, 69, 146, 154, 164–166

experiential learning, xxvii, xxix

experiment, xxvii–xxviii, xxxviii, 7, 21, 25, 34, 38, 84, 90, 123, 127, 133, 143, 163, 175

exploration, xxxiii, 20, 27, 32

facilitator, 23, 34, 89

Goals 2000, 22

guided practice, xxx, 39

hands-on, xxviii, 18, 33, 43, 84, 86, 88, 90–92, 127, 129, 133, 145, 154, 157–159, 180

high-stakes testing, xxvii

honesty, 63

hypotheses, 25

implement, xxvii–xxviii, xxx–xxxiii, xxxvii, xli–xliv, 8–9, 11–13, 20, 27, 44, 48, 53, 68, 90, 92, 94–95, 98, 111–113, 118, 120, 125–126, 128, 131–132, 136, 138, 142–143, 150, 175–176, 178

inquiry

abilities, xxxii–xxxiii, xxxv, xli–xlii, 2–3, 12, 23, 25–27, 32, 55, 58, 68, 111–112, 117–119, 125, 131–132, 136, 138, 147, 151, 176