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Peer reviewedGleason, Mary M.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Study strategies used to assist mildly handicapped students become more actively engaged and successful in gaining and responding to information in content area classes are described. They include using advance organizers, summarizing/paraphrasing what is read, enhancing listening skills, and improving the organization, appearance, and accuracy of…
Descriptors: Assignments, Learning Strategies, Listening Skills, Mild Disabilities
Peer reviewedGallavan, Nancy P. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1997
Observes that writing is a process of learning and that students learn best when the writing process is well-organized. Outlines a process for writing, named DRAFT (Design, Role, Audience, Format, and Topic), that bridges social studies with critical thinking and problem solving, and allows writing projects to be easily transformed into models…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies
Download full textDavidson, Fiona M., Ed.; Leib, Jonathan I., Ed; Shelley, Fred M., Ed; Webster, Gerald R., Ed. – 1998
The essays in this collection originated at a symposium on the teaching of political geography focused on the implementation of Standard 13 (National Geography Standards), "How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of earth's surface." The 16 chapters (or essays) in the collection are: (1)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Human Geography
Peer reviewedSpiegel, Lisa; And Others – Rural Educator, 1994
A survey of 200 rural middle and high school teachers in 4 midwestern states revealed that frequency of written assignments was low across all subject areas; that collective pieces (paragraphs, essays/editorials, reaction papers) were used most often; that, except for English teachers, few teachers employed journal writing; and that student…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Strategies, Rural Schools
Pace, Ann J.; And Others – 1986
An earlier study found virtually no relationship between college students' reported studying practices and various tests of reading comprehension, so a second study investigated whether different results would be obtained with an instrument based on study strategies college students actually reported using. Scores on this instrument were to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, Data Analysis
Peer reviewedSmagorinsky, Peter – Social Studies, 1994
Discusses how jury duty for a murder trial led to the development of a simulation in which students serve as jurors for a murder trial. Provides role descriptions, testimony, and instructions for using the simulation. Outlines suggestions for student writing assignments and adapting the simulation for different regions. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Class Activities, Court Role, Courts
Peer reviewedBower, Bert; Lobdell, Jim – Social Education, 1998
Describes six activities from the "History Alive" program. These include an interactive slide lecture on the Great Depression, a photographic analysis regarding Mexican and Southwest culture, an experiential exercise concerning life on the assembly line, collages on Chinese belief systems, a response group on women's rights, and poetry writing.…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Theories, Instructional Improvement
Peer reviewedGee, Thomas C.; Rakow, Steven J. – Social Education, 1990
Reports findings of a survey, asking 1000 secondary social studies teachers to rate 36 specialist-designed reading practices. Shows teachers value and employ these techniques: (1) provide suitable materials; (2) offer instruction and guidance; (3) develop readiness through prereading; (4) encourage recitation, discussion, and comparative reading.…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Learning Strategies, Performance Factors, Reading Assignments
Peer reviewedSinger, Alan J. – Social Science Record, 1994
Contends that oral history is a way to involve students in thinking about and understanding history and the contemporary world. Includes a family history chart, recommendations for creating an oral history questionnaire, sample interview questions, and four student oral history writing models. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Experiential Learning, Family (Sociological Unit)
