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Larmer, John – Social Education, 2018
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is increasingly popular in K-12 schools, not just in the United States but around the world. PBL is a great way to engage students in their learning. In this article, the author presents what PBL is and is not.
Descriptors: Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Social Studies
Seker, Mustafa – Review of International Geographical Education, 2021
The aim of this study is to investigate the self-efficacy perceptions of Social Studies teachers about the basic skills in the 2018 Social Studies curriculum. In Turkey, according to changes made in the Social Studies curriculum in 2018, Social Studies lessons are given to students in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grades, and comprise 27 basic…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Critical Thinking, Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes
Harris, Carolyn A.; Kharecha, Pushker; Goble, Pam; Goble, Ryan – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2016
A central aim of social studies curriculum is to prepare young people for making "informed and reasoned decisions for the public good" concerning consequential problems like global climate change. By developing students' "vision of a good society" and exploring what actions and policies move our society in this direction,…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Citizenship Education, Climate, Ecology
Smetana, Lara K.; Coleman, Elizabeth R.; Ryan, Ann Marie; Tocci, Charles – Teacher Education and Practice, 2013
Loyola University Chicago's Teaching, Learning, and Leading With Schools and Communities (TLLSC) program is an ambitious break from traditional university-based teacher preparation models. This clinically based initial teacher preparation program, fully embedded in local schools and community organizations, takes an ecological perspective on the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, STEM Education, Elementary School Teachers, Schools of Education
Ahrari, Seyedali; Othman, Jamilah; Hassan, Md. Salleh; Samah, Bahaman Abu; D'Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence – International Education Studies, 2013
Developing pre-service teachers civically is the oldest need which is known for social studies. Social studies are the most humanistic science between other sciences. It is due to the goal of social studies to focus more on civic issues and its content. Teacher students can gain skill, knowledge, and trait of being a good citizen through courses…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Citizenship Education, Preservice Teachers, Role of Education
Social Education, 2009
If American young learners are to become effective participants in a democratic society, then social studies must be an essential part of the curriculum in each of the elementary years. The purpose of elementary school social studies is to enable students to understand, participate in, and make informed decisions about their world. Social studies…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizen Participation, Social Studies, Elementary School Curriculum
Adler, Susan A.; Moi, Kho Ee – Journal of International Social Studies, 2011
This study explores pre-service teachers' beliefs about citizenship across two nations, the United States and Singapore; the nature of their conversation about those beliefs; and the impact of their cross-cultural dialog on their reflections about the citizenship goal of social studies. Data is based on a Black Board-based threaded dialog, over…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Citizenship Education, Cross Cultural Studies
Waterman, Sheryn Spencer – Eye on Education, 2010
For middle and high school teachers of social studies and English, this book is filled with examples of instructional strategies that address students' readiness levels, interests, and learning preferences. It shows teachers how to formatively assess their students by addressing differentiated learning targets. Included are detailed examples of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Secondary School Teachers

Hurst, Joe B.; And Others – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1983
Over 50 phases and sub-steps common to decision-making processes are discussed in an effort to create a clearer view of individual, group, social, and political decision making. The discussion is intended to encourage social studies teachers to use an action-oriented approach to teaching decision-making skills. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Van Sickle, Ronald L.; Hoge, John D. – 1989
Recent developments in the field of cognitive psychology, particularly in the area of information processing, have shed light on the way people think in order to make decisions and solve problems. In addition, cooperative learning research has provided evidence of the effectiveness of cooperatively structured group work aimed at problem solving.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
Lee, Helen C. – 1984
This description of a process used in a social studies methods course presents an experiential approach to helping students learn power sharing and decision-making skills. By leaving students alone with instructions to decide cooperatively on desired class changes, type of evaluation, and leadership, students gain experience in negotiation and…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Curow, Fred C., Jr. – Intercom, 1985
This simulation can be used to help secondary students examine the national and global energy issue. Students role-play various groups, including the Departments of Energy and Transportation, the U.S. Automobile Manufacturer's Association, oil lobby groups, conservation groups, citizen groups, a solar lobbying organization, and a nuclear power…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Energy
Kendall, John S.; Ryan, Susan; Weeks, Sandra; Alpert, Alan; Schwols, Amitra; Moore, Laurie – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2008
This descriptive study identifies the thinking and learning skills--such as good decision-making strategies and monitoring one's own learning progress--that students should acquire, as described in standards documents from state departments of education, from national subject-area organizations, and from organizations concerned about adequate…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Learning Processes, Progress Monitoring, Decision Making

Wynn, Charles T. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1989
Asserts that a goal of social studies instruction is to help students make decisions about complicated social issues and that this goal is best accomplished through development of postformal cognitive processes. Defines postformal thought and examines two types: relativistic and dialectical. Shows how postformal thought can be promoted through two…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA. Social Studies Project. – 1967
Having a twofold purpose, this booklet serves as an instructional guide for teachers and as a text for junior high students. Emphasis is upon students learning to think reflectively about major issues facing a Democratic society and to analyze various claims that they read and hear everyday in the world around them. An objective of the study is to…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Cognitive Processes, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content)