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Ayers, Sam – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1997
Reveals creative and unique ways to assess children's learning in the social studies classroom using tools rather than tests. Provides examples of acrostic poems (each line begins with a letter from a famous person's name) and bio-poems (each line answers a biographical question). (MJP)
Descriptors: Biographies, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Creative Teaching

Cardinale, Gary W. – Social Studies Review, 1990
Argues that, to maximize a child's educational experience in history/social science, it is imperative that teachers utilize a whole-brain teaching approach by using a variety of experiences that stimulate both sides of the brain. Discusses the three general modes in which students appear to learn: oral, visual, and kinesthetic. Suggests specific…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, History Instruction
Crane, Anne; And Others – 1994
This paper contains a variety of instructional strategies and a review of research related to different learning styles. A learning styles inventory, style profiles, and information regarding some types of activities for students with different learning styles are included. Two sample lesson plans introduce and describe the inductive learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Grade 7, Junior High School Students

Green, Vicki A. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Recalls a week-long field study trip to a reconstructed historic site, Barkerville, British Columbia. Ten years later the participants remembered the experience. The students overwhelmingly agreed that the experience sparked their imagination and created a real connection to the historical past. Includes brief excerpts from the interviews. (MJP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Activities, Cultural Centers