NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ646458
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0950-0790
Helping Children To Understand.
Newton, Douglas P.
Evaluation & Research in Education, v15 n3 p119-27 2001
Discusses the nature of understanding and why it is of value. Understanding cannot be transmitted, but a teacher can press for it and support it. Describes some ways of doing this and outlines some tendencies and obstacles to understanding. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Comprehension, Elementary Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Teaching for Understanding
Note: Special issue titled "Teaching for Understanding across the Primary Curriculum."