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Cort, H. Russell, Jr.; Peskowitz, Nancy – 1977
The fourth volume of the summative evaluation of "Man: A Course of Study" (MACOS) contains all appended materials developed by the project staff to analyze the MACOS program. MACOS, one of the more elaborate and controversial developments of the New Social Studies, was designed in 1970 as a one year course based upon social science…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Anthropology, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Objectives
Cort, H. Russell, Jr.; Peskowitz, Nancy – 1977
This document, the first volume of the summative evaluation of "Man: A Course of Study" (MACOS), focuses on motivation and achievement of students using the MACOS curriculum. The major purpose of the two-year study was to compare MACOS as it was taught in 57 fifth and sixth grade classes in 15 school districts with other social studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Objectives, Anthropology, Cognitive Objectives