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Çiçek, Samet; Akhan, Osman – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2021
This research aimed to present reasons and solutions that soon-to-graduate preservice social studies teachers expressed in relation to middle school students' low level of historical literacy as reported in the literature. To this end, we used a basic qualitative research design. The sample consisted of 30 soon-to-graduate preservice teachers (17…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Social Studies, Preservice Teachers, History
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Ayvaci, Hakan Sevki; Ozbek, Dilek – Journal of Science Learning, 2019
Understanding the nature of science, one of the most important dimensions of scientific literacy, is regarded as an absolute necessity in science education. To teach students the nature of science, science teachers should emphasize the nature of science in the classrooms. This is possible through the training of science teachers with knowledge of…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Hertel, Tammy Jandrey; Harrington, Stasie – Hispania, 2015
The 2007 MLA report "Foreign Language and Higher Education: New Structures for a Changed World," with its call to institutions of higher education to reexamine their curricula and include more in-depth cultural content into all courses, reminded foreign language educators of the important goal of helping students gain…
Descriptors: Spanish, Linguistic Competence, Linguistic Input, Films
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Shin, Jongho; Cho, Eunbyul – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2015
The purpose of the study was to investigate the characteristics of convergence learning experience when learners study integrated learning contents from various academic subjects. Specifically, cognitive and emotional experiences and their changes over time were investigated. Eight undergraduate and graduate students participated in the study.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Emotional Response, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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Swan, Kathy; Hofer, Mark – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2013
Over the last several decades, social studies educators' interest and emphasis on integrating technology into teaching has increased significantly. One promising area of inquiry focuses on the benefits of student-produced digital video. A number of researchers assert that student-produced digital videos provide a variety of benefits, including…
Descriptors: History, Documentaries, Video Technology, Technology Integration
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Kreydatus, Beth – History Teacher, 2008
In many of the U.S. History courses the author has taught, she has encountered students who refer to the second-wave feminists of the 1960s and 1970s as "bra-burners." Unsurprisingly, these students know very little about the origin of this epithet, and frequently, they know even less about the women's movement generally. Second-wave feminism, and…
Descriptors: Feminism, History, Females, Documentaries
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2015
This document presents the proceedings of the 20th Annual Research Forum held June 25, 2015, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included are the following 21 action research papers: (1) History Lives! The Use of Simulations in a High School Social Studies Classroom (Lydia Adkins); (2) Using Francophone Music in the High…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Action Research, Simulation, Social Studies
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Raack, R. C. – History Teacher, 1972
The obvious profits to be reaped by using film in the classroom are outlined. (JB)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Documentaries, Films, History
Bryan, Sam – 1977
The pamphlet reviews uses of films in social studies classrooms, lists sources for obtaining films and filmographies, and gives tips on showing and evaluating the films. Films can be used to illustrate concepts or historical events, communicate the essence of foreign cultures, and enliven dull textbook content. Five types of films are described…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Documentaries