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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1984
Among the 12 documents selected for this annotated bibliography of documents and journal articles in the ERIC database is an expert's argument that the brain's multipath and multimodal capacities are ignored by educators. Another writer fears that the "back-to-basics" movement may have eclipsed the prominence earlier accorded to thinking…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Annotated Bibliographies, Concept Formation, Generalization
Callaway, Rolland – 1984
During the 1960s and early 1970s two educational movements were the evolution of the middle school and the structures of disciplines approach to social studies. These movements involved school organization, curriculum development, and methodologies incorporating the inquiry or conceptual approach. Learners had trouble with the conceptual approach,…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Generalization, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedGiannangelo, Duane M.; McGhee, Larry E. – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1992
Contends social studies is an exciting, relevant aspect of the curriculum, but it is often presented in a mundane and dated fashion. Reviews research on instructional processes and recommends teaching generalizations based on concepts grounded in fact. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development
