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Peer reviewedEnglish, Raymond – Social Education, 1977
Ten conclusions about childrens' learning are presented from 15 years of research by the Educational Research Council of America. These include effectiveness of short textbooks, interest in learning technical words, need for social science curriculum to challenge, and detrimental effect of ingrained teacher attitudes to teach social studies by…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedKhazzaka, Joseph – Social Education, 1997
Discusses the "flashback" method of history instruction that begins with analyzing specific, current conditions and then traces their historical evolution. This method allows students to feel connected to the subject while participating in its historical investigation. Compares the "flashback" and the traditional chronological…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Course Content, Course Organization, Current Events
