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Report on the Condition of Education (2024)
Irwin, V., Wang, K., Jung, J., Kessler, E., Tezil, T., Alhassani, S., Filbey, A., Dilig, R., and Bullock Mann, F. (2024). Report on the Condition of Education 2024 (NCES 2024-144). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved [date] from https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2024144.
Barrouillet, P. (2015). Theories of cognitive development: From Piaget to today. Developmental Review, 38, 1-12.
Bruner, J. (2004). A short history of psychological theories of learning. Daedalus, 133(1), 13-20.
Bryce, T. G. K., & Blown, E. J. (2024). Ausubel’s meaningful learning re-visited. Current Psychology, 43(5), 4579-4598.
Slavin, R. E. (1989). Cooperative learning method. School and classroom organisation, 131-135. (non-UNT library content)
Mayer, R. E. (2002). Rote versus meaningful learning. Theory into practice, 41(4), 226-232.
Joubish, M. F., & Khurram, M. A. (2011). Cognitive development in Jean Piaget’s work and its implications for teachers. World Applied Sciences Journal, 12(8), 1260-1265.
Pinar, W. F. (1994). The method of" Currere"(1975). Counterpoints, 2, 19-27.
Kimiecik, J. (2022). The Feel of Currere. The Currere Exchange Journal, 6(1), 63-73.
McQueen, J. (2017). Tell Me I Matter: Currere as a Curricular Journey. Currere Exchange Journal, 1(2), 79-84.
Downey, A. (2019). A reflection on white-seeming privilege through the process of currere. The Currere Exchange Journal, 3(2), 1-10.
On/Beyond Currere
Irwin, R. L. (2006). Walking to create an aesthetic and spiritual currere. Visual Arts Research, 75-82.
Bradford, L. P. (1976). The laboratory method: A historical perspective. Group & Organization Studies, 1(4), 415-429.
de Jong, T. (2011). Instruction based on computer simulations. In R. E. Mayer & P. A. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of research on learning and instruction (pp. 446-466). Routledge.
Slavin, R. E. (2011). Instruction based on cooperative learning. In R. Meyer & P. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of research on learning and instruction (pp. 358-374). Routledge
Rumjaun, A., & Narod, F. (2020). Social learning theory—Albert Bandura. In B. Akpan & T. Kennedy (Eds.), Science education in theory and practice: An introductory guide to learning theory (pp. 85-99). Springer.
Bloom, B. (2020). Mastery learning. In B. Akpan & T. Kennedy (Eds.), Science education in theory and practice: An introductory guide to learning theory (pp. 149-162). Springer.
Siemens, G. (2004). Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. (non-UNT library content)
Johnson, A. P. (2014). Humanistic learning theory. Education psychology: Theories of learning and human development, 1-10.
Webb, P. K. (1980). Piaget: Implications for teaching. Theory into practice, 19(2), 93-97
Cochran-Smith, M., & Lytle,S. L. (1990). Research on teaching and teacher research: The issues that divide. Educational Researcher, 19(2), 2-11.
Giralt-Romeu, M., Liesa, E., & Castelló, M. (2024). Teacher identity as inquirer: Voices of teacher educators. European Journal of Teacher Education, 47(1), 140-158.
Calhoun, E., Poirier, T., Simon, N., & Mueller, L. (2001). Teacher (and district) research: Three inquiries into the picture word inductive model. Journal of Staff Development, 22(3), 56-60.
Bruner, J. (2004). A short history of psychological theories of learning. Daedalus, 133(1), 13-20.
Mayer, R. E. (2002). Rote versus meaningful learning. Theory into practice, 41(4), 226-232.
Joubish, M. F., & Khurram, M. A. (2011). Cognitive development in Jean Piaget’s work and its implications for teachers. World Applied Sciences Journal, 12(8), 1260-1265.
Schwab, J. J. (1958). Inquiry and the reading process. The Journal of General Education, 11(2), 72-82.
Webb, P. K. (1980). Piaget: Implications for teaching. Theory into practice, 19(2), 93-97.
Kimiecik, J. (2022). The Feel of Currere. The Currere Exchange Journal, 6(1), 63-73. (not UNT library content)
McQueen, J. (2017). Tell Me I Matter: Currere as a Curricular Journey. Currere Exchange Journal, 1(2), 79-84. (not UNT library content)
Downey, A. (2019). A reflection on white-seeming privilege through the process of currere. The Currere Exchange Journal, 3(2), 1-10.
On/Beyond Currere (not UNT library content)
Irwin, R. L. (2006). Walking to create an aesthetic and spiritual currere. Visual Arts Research, 75-82.
Sullivan, J. (1996). Implementing a cooperative learning research model: How it applies to a social studies unit. The Social Studies, 87(5), 210-216.
Guskey, T. R. (2010). Lessons of mastery learning. Educational leadership, 68(2), 52-57.
Mayer, R. E. (2004). Should there be a three-strikes rule against pure discovery learning?. American psychologist, 59(1), 14.
Baddeley, A. (1992). Working memory. Science, 255(5044), 556-559
Schwab, J. J. (1960). Inquiry, the science teacher, and the educator. The school review, 68(2), 176-195.
