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Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – English Journal, 1980
Provides content area teachers with teaching strategies designed to integrate writing instruction into their classes, not only to improve student writing skills but also to enhance subject matter learning. (RL)
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition)
Download full textBeyer, Barry K., Ed.; Gilstrap, Robert, Ed. – 1982
In response to recent statistics indicating a 20 percent decline in the ability of the average 17-year-old to analyze, interpret, and express views about written prose, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recommends a number of changes in the elementary school social studies curriculum to provide more opportunities for students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
Seiter, David M. – Southern Social Studies Quarterly, 1988
Citing recent studies which decry the historical knowledge and writing ability of U.S. students, Seiter states that writing can be used to introduce more social studies content into the classroom--mainly by using primary/historical sources as the basis for writing assignments. Highlights several ERIC resources which deal with improving writing…
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
Barnes, Cynthia A., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1992
The critical thinking movement is responding nationwide to the challenge of teaching thought processes to students. This volume contains 10 articles addressing critical thinking and the instruction of higher-level thinking skills: (1) "Critical Thinking: What, Why, and How," by Richard Paul; (2) "Teaching Critical Thinking across the Curriculum,"…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Faculty Development
Stanley, Linda C., Ed.; Ambron, Joanna, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Designed to assist program planners and administrators at community colleges in initiating a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program or determining the future direction of one already in existence, this sourcebook provides 15 articles on various aspects of WAC theory and practice. The following articles are included: (1) "History of WAC and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
