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Alois F. Pajak III – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This dissertation measured the impact of the integration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and historical inquiry on 10 and 11 year old 5th grade charter school students. By using Q methodology, a mixed methodology research tool, this study examined three hypotheses. These include the outcomes of holistic learning, the effect of…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, STEM Education, Inquiry, History Instruction
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McPherson, Kelly – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2019
This article introduces the fifty states project, a year-long study of the United States that uses crowd sourcing to bring authentic materials into the social studies classroom. The project started five years ago, when author Kelly McPherson decided that she wanted to have a care package sent from all 50 states to help students learn about the…
Descriptors: Social Studies, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Primary Sources
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Hicks, David; Johnson, Aaron; Lisanti, Melissa; van Hover, Stephanie; McPherson, Kelly; Zukerwar, Sharon – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2016
In this article, the authors introduce a series of interconnected, inquiry-based activities from a fifth grade social studies curriculum, "My Place in Time and Space," which was developed in part through a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional Grant Program--Eastern Region. These activities are designed to…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Inquiry, Active Learning, Learning Activities
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Yang, Shu Ching – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2009
The paper describes the integration of web resources and technology as instructional and learning tools in oral history projects. The computer-mediated oral history project centred around interviews with community elders combined with new technologies to engage students in authentic historical inquiry. The study examined learners' affective…
Descriptors: Oral History, Computer Literacy, Internet, History Instruction