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Children's Learning

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Siegler, Robert S. – American Psychologist, 2005

A new field of children's learning is emerging. This new field differs from the old in recognizing that children's learning includes active as well as passive mechanisms and qualitative as well as quantitative changes. Children's learning involves substantial variability of representations and strategies within individual children as well as…

Descriptors: Children, Active Learning, Learning Strategies, Models

Teaching Social Studies with Artifacts.

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Morris, Ronald Vaughan – Social Studies, 2000

Considers the reasons for utilizing artifacts when teaching social studies to children. Describes seven artifact kits: (1) an object box; (2) resource kit; (3) primary source enhancement kit; (4) symbol kits; (5) economic process kit; (6) packs; and (7) a kit for an archaeology dig. Provides an appendix for sources of artifacts. (CMK)

Descriptors: Active Learning, Archaeology, Cultural Awareness, Educational Strategies