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Direct linkWissinger, Daniel R.; De La Paz, Susan – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
In this experimental study, 151 middle school students explored 3 historical controversies, first reading and discussing primary source documents in groups, then writing arguments on their own. Students were either randomly assigned to an experimental condition, using argumentative schemes and critical questions as guides during discussions, or to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Writing Assignments, History, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Dexter, Douglas D. – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2012
A pretest-posttest comparison group design was used to investigate the effects of a semantic mapping lesson plus visual display versus a semantic mapping lesson alone on adolescents' with learning disabilities (LD) ability to gain and maintain factual knowledge from expository social studies material. In addition, a posttest only comparison group…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, Secondary School Students
