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Direct linkMcNatt, Missy; Traill, David – Social Education, 2007
On October 5, 1957, the headline on the front page of the "Baltimore News-Post" proclaimed "Russ "Moon" Circling Earth." The "Russ" Moon was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union a day earlier. The launch had far-reaching and unexpected outcomes for the United States. Almost immediately, President Dwight…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Primary Sources, Presidents, United States History
Peer reviewedJones, Dianne – Educational Leadership, 1985
By focusing on goegraphy, music, art, and literature, one teacher teaches her students about the history of Russian culture without having to fight student predjudice against the Soviet government. (PGD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Peer reviewedIoffe, Gregory – College Teaching, 1993
A Russian scholar anticipating language difficulties in teaching a seminar on the former Soviet Union in the United States used journal writing to improve communication. It was found that the journals helped monitor student attention and comprehension and was useful in adjusting teaching strategies to student styles and abilities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Grading
Lewinski, Marcel – 1990
Designed to help teachers discuss and explore with students the many aspects of peace and security in a rapidly changing world, this teaching manual examines the issues from many different points of view. Students are encouraged to examine the issues, collect information, and present their own views and opinions based on the facts. The book…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Foreign Policy, High Schools, International Relations
Alexander, Susan; Barclay, Jeanne – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1985
A study of the nuclear arms race usually involves curiosity about the Soviet Union. Students want to know about all aspects of the USSR. How teachers can help students see the human side of the Soviets and understand the Soviet point of view is discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
D'iachenko, V. – Soviet Education, 1991
Complains that no one learns a second language from studying it at school. Attributes this problem to the fact that no opportunity exists for conversation to reinforce what is being learned. Suggests working in rotated pairs to provide conversational practice. Calls for bilingual texts and lessons and for taking advantage of having bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Bilingualism, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers
Peer reviewedBrandhorst, Allan R. – Social Science Record, 1990
Describes how social studies teachers can explore students' knowledge of communism and the Soviet Union. Explains how to help students make sense of communism's fall. Encourages teachers to ask students what happened, why, and what it means for the future. Explores course evaluation and the topic's meaning for all U.S. citizens. (SG)
Descriptors: Communism, Course Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGubareva, Alexandra E.; And Others – Biochemical Education, 1990
Automated evaluation methods, used in medical school training programs, are discussed. The use of situational questions which help students to make connections between the biochemical knowledge acquired and its application in medical practice is proposed. Examples of these types of questions are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation
Peer reviewedChernyshev, Sergey; Kusenko, Alexander – Physics Teacher, 1990
The school system, programs, textbooks, teachers, supplemental studies, and special schools of the Soviet Union are discussed from the point of view of two Soviet students. Secondary school and college education are the primary focus. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPaltyshev, N. N. – Russian Education and Society, 1992
Addresses the problems of the slow learner, the student who does not achieve at the higher levels of the class. Discusses reasons for student failures. Suggests that all students are talented, so teachers must find ways to bring out the best in each child. (SG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
Peer reviewedXidis, Kathleen – OAH Magazine of History, 1992
Presents a lesson for teaching about the era of the Harry Truman presidency. Includes step-by-step procedures, a bibliography, and an outline of important events during the Truman years. (CFR)
Descriptors: Diplomatic History, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, History Instruction
Men'shikov, V. – Soviet Education, 1991
Expresses concern that higher education teaches subject matter thoroughly at the expense of teaching method. Finds the opposite to be true of graduates of teacher training institutes. Sees these students' strengths as teaching methodology and understanding of children, not their subject matter. Urges development of experimental proving grounds in…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teacher Education
Peer reviewedIsayev, Dmitry A. – Science Scope, 1993
Describes the Russian approach to integrated science education and discusses new ideas that Russians are working on. (PR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities
Porteous, David – Technological Horizons in Education, 1989
Discusses a conference organized by The Association for the Development of Computer-Based Instructional Systems titled "Children, Computers and Education" held in the Soviet Union. Describes the use of computers and the computer labs in Soviet schools visited by the conferees. Notes many schools still lack computers. (MVL)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Russian and East European Inst. – 1990
An overview of the histories and cultures of the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe is provided for K-12 teachers in this guide. The guide is not intended to serve as a comprehensive history, nor as an in-depth analysis of the political and economic systems of these countries. It is hoped that teachers will share the information with…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
