Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ504150
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Using Inquiry to Enhance the Learning and Appreciation of Geography.
Klein, Phil
Journal of Geography, v94 n2 p358-67 Mar-Apr 1995
Maintains that, if national geography standards are effective, issues-based instructional materials are needed. Reports on a study of the use of 3 modules on environmental education by 480 secondary students in 18 schools. Finds that the students made significant cognitive and skill gains. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Discovery Learning, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Environmental Education, Federal Programs, Geography, Geography Instruction, Inquiry, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Goals 2000
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