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The Use of Positive and Negative Examples during Instruction.
Ali, Ali M. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1981
Discusses three issues related to the use of positive and negative examples during instruction: sequence, quality, and quantity of examples. Some possible resolutions based on available research evidence and theoretical work in the field are suggested. Twenty-eight references are listed. (Author/LLS)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Definitions, Educational Research, Instructional Design
Recapturing a Usable Past: Knowledge and Skills in the High School American History Curriculum.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Scheiber, Harry N. – History Teacher, 1979
Discusses the secondary status in teaching history in relation to contemporary emphasis on values, self-esteem, and attitude. Explains how this has taken place and proposes returning content to a primary position by teaching history as a usable past. (CK)
Descriptors: American History, Concept Teaching, Conventional Instruction, Course Content
Sequence in History Teaching: Some Opportunities.
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Stearns, Peter N. – History Teacher, 1979
Discusses the advantages of teaching history sequentially, considering factual, methodological, and conceptual relationships. (CK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Higher Education, History Instruction