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Direct linkBecker, Sandra; Jacobsen, Michele – Information and Learning Sciences, 2022
Purpose: Using Johansson-Sköldberg "et al."'s (2013) descriptions of design discourses, this study aims to analyze teacher interviews, research notes and teacher and student artifacts to determine if engagement in design practices led to changes in the teacher's thinking. Design/methodology/approach: This article presents results from a…
Descriptors: Design, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Download full textNadia Delanoy; Jasmine El-Hacha; Monica Miller; Barbara Brown – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2024
In this design-based study, a flipped learning approach using audio-visual resources as prelearning activities was examined in grades 6, 7, and 9 with four teachers and 65 students over one school year. The purpose of this study was to explore the implementation of a technology-enhanced pedagogy in science, math, and social studies. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Flipped Classroom, Audiovisual Aids, Learning Activities
Peterson, Shelley Stagg; Portier, Christine – Reading Horizons, 2014
This paper examined grades 5 and 6 students' participation in wikis while writing reports on social studies topics. An analysis of eight wikis showed that students represented meanings they had constructed about their topics by engaging in knowledge telling practices (e.g., introducing, stating, or repeating information or an idea and developing…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Reading, Reading Instruction
Leduc, Rhonda – Educational Forum, 2013
If the definitions of global citizenship are varied and contestable, how do teachers conceptualize and make meaning of global citizenship when required to teach global citizenship in the classroom? For this study, twenty-nine grade six social studies teachers in British Columbia, Canada, were surveyed on their definitions of global citizenship…
Descriptors: Global Education, Citizenship Education, Social Studies, Teacher Surveys
Fitchett, Paul G.; Russell, William Benedict – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2012
The New Social Studies movement was an effort by social scientists to reform US social studies/history curriculum at all levels during the 1960s and early 1970s. In the end, more than 50 different projects attempting to revitalise social studies were developed. Many of the projects focused on inquiry-based teaching practices and curriculum.…
Descriptors: Social Scientists, Social Studies, Units of Study, Anthropology
Moore, Shawn; And Others – 1984
This document presents results of a research study designed to determine teachers' levels-of-use of two selected curriculum guides, "The Program and the Six-Year Old" and "Social and Environmental Studies (Grades 5-6)." The study also addressed the validity of using a teacher self-report procedure in assessing levels-of-use.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 1
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
This test booklet contains 50 multiple choice items testing sixth grade social studies achievement. The test was administered by the Alberta (Canada) Department of Education in June 1985. The items concern early civilizations, Southeast Asia, and regulation by the government. Fifty minutes are allowed to complete this test. (GDC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment, Regina. Curriculum and Instruction Branch. – 1992
This annotated bibliography is designed to assist Canadian educators in choosing a variety of appropriate resources to meet the needs of the grade 6 social studies curriculum, "Canada and Its Atlantic Neighbours." Those neighbors include the United States, France, Mexico, the Caribbean, Ireland, Brazil, and the nations of West Africa.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Global Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
This test booklet contains items testing sixth grade social studies achievement. The test was administered by the Alberta (Canada) Department of Education in June 1985. Ten short-answer items are included, as well as an essay question. Three pages are allowed for the essay question, and forty minutes are allowed to complete the entire test. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Cultural Awareness, Essay Tests
Providence Public Schools, RI. – 1968
GRADES OR AGES: Grades 4-7. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; regions. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into 13 chapters, most of which are in list form. It is mimeographed and staple-bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: No specific activities are mentioned. The guide is intended as an overview of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Geographic Regions, Grade 4
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
Test components and results of the Grade 6 Social Studies Achievement Tests in Alberta, Canada administered to 28,566 students are described in this booklet. All questions were drawn from three prescribed topics: Topic A--"How People in Earlier Times Met Their Needs"; Topic B--"How People in Eastern Societies Meet Their Needs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Competence
Peer reviewedShields, Patricia – Canadian Social Studies, 2000
Discusses activities, adaptable for elementary through high school levels, for learning about the people who work in local government and the programs local governments provide. Explains that the activities are useful starting points for project ideas that enlist the involvement of students, teachers, and local government officials. (CMK)
Descriptors: Community, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1987
This curriculum guide is designed to help classroom teachers implement the Alabama Course of Study for the social studies and to be inclusive of the objectives tested by the Stanford Achievement Test. Divided into three sections, section 1 begins with a table of contents that lists what students should learn (student outcomes) in grade six. After…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Class Activities, Educational Objectives, Global Approach
Peer reviewedGreen-Milberg, Patricia – Canadian Social Studies, 1999
Provides activities for grades 6 to 8 that will promote student awareness and understanding of the use of hydropower in Canada, the benefits and drawbacks to hydropower, and also the drawbacks of electricity transmission lines. Explains that the activities focus on the James Bay Hydro Project in Canada. (CMK)
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Educational Strategies, Electricity, Foreign Countries
Antoniuk, Howard; And Others – 1989
Designed to be used in conjunction with the Alberta (Canada) Social Studies Program of Studies, this color coded resource manual provides practical suggestions for teachers. It is organized in five sections. The first section presents the goals and objectives of the program, sample models for problem solving and decision making, and an outline of…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Guides, Foreign Countries, Grade 4
