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Download full textManikas, William T. – 1977
While the use of the lecture method of instructional delivery is recognized as important and valuable, teaching must be directed beyond mere content in order that students can develop other skills that transcend the boundaries of a given course. Small discussion groups in an American Government course, used as a supplement to lecture-based…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Decision Making Skills, Discussion Groups
Vetter, Donald P.; And Others – 1977
This unit on decision-making and discussion skills is the second of five units in a ninth grade social studies course (course described in SO 010 891). There are two major objectives: (1) given a problem, the student will make value judgments using decision-making skills; and (2) using proper discussion techniques, the student will analyze a…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Communication Skills, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Vetter, Donald P.; And Others – 1977
This unit on economic decision-making is the third of five units in a ninth grade social studies course (see SO 010 891 for course description). Major objectives are to help students analyze alternative choices in consumer decision situations and defend the selections; evaluate information and make decisions about what to produce, how to produce,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Communication Skills, Consumer Economics, Consumer Protection
Vetter, Donald P.; And Others – 1978
This unit on juvenile justice is the last of five units in a ninth grade social studies course. (The course is described in SO 010 891). There are four objectives: (1) given data on juvenile crime, the student will analyze it and hypothesize reasons why the crimes are committed; (2) presented with a variety of law enforcement situations, the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Correctional Institutions, Courts, Crime
Minnesota State Energy Agency, St. Paul. – 1977
The document contains seven learning activities for junior high students on the energy situation. Objectives are to help students gain understanding and knowledge about the relationships between humans and their social and physical environments; solve problems and clarify issues; examine personal beliefs and values; and recognize the relationships…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Community Attitudes, Consumer Education, Cultural Differences
Vetter, Donald P.; And Others – 1977
This unit on economic decision-making is the fourth of five units in a ninth grade social studies course (see SO 010 891). Major objectives are to help students (1) explain how dissent and protest may be used as effective means of change and to consider the consequences of such actions; (2) examine the judicial branch of government in order to…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Civil Disobedience, Communication Skills, Constitutional History
