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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
Mazur, Amber D.; Brown, Barbara; Jacobsen, Michele – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2015
The flipped classroom is an instructional model that leverages technology-enhanced instruction outside of class time in order to maximize student engagement and learning during class time. As part of an action research study, the authors synthesize reflections about how the flipped classroom model can support teaching, learning and assessment…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Blended Learning, Inquiry, Active Learning
Broom, Catherine – Journal of International Social Studies, 2012
Social Studies can be understood, or theorized, in a number of different ways as a consequence of its history (Evans, 2004). This paper presents the findings of a research study of high school students' and teachers' conceptions of Social Studies in relation to four philosophical orientations, labeled the Classicist/Traditionalist, Essentialist,…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Empowerment, High School Students
Direct linkZhao, Yali; Lin, Lin; Hoge, John D. – International Education Journal, 2007
More than any previous generation, today's students need to develop a global perspective and be knowledgeable about other nations in order to play a better role on the global stage. This paper first reviews some earlier and current studies on students' knowledge of the world, mainly conducted in the United States, and then it describes the global…
Descriptors: Global Education, International Relations, Foreign Countries, Surveys
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1986
These course specifications are based on and are an update of the 1981 Alberta Social Studies Curriculum. They are intended to: (1) identify the core content and objectives for the Grade 9 Social Studies Curriculum; and (2) present the core content and objectives in a form that helps to develop test items. Three major course objectives are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Guides
Peer reviewedHotchkiss, Ron – History and Social Science Teacher, 1981
Describes a simulated archaeological dig for a ninth-grade Canadian social studies class. Students role-play archaeological teams in 2180 AD who find well-preserved bags of "garbage." Students classify garbage artifacts, write reports hypothesizing about the households which produced them, and match the contents of their bags to…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Classification, Comparative Education, Grade 9
Petrie, James – 1988
The paper discusses the Global Awareness Test administered to 6,396 grade 9 students in New Brunswick, Canada at the beginning and end of the 1987 school year. The test was designed to better assess the impact of the grade 9 social studies program and the activities of New Brunswick's Global Education Centre. By comparing the results of the pre-…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, Global Approach, Grade 9
Peer reviewedBennett, Paul W. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1982
Describes a simulation designed by two Canadian teachers to help ninth-grade students learn about Canadian politics and government in both theory and practice. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Elections, Government (Administrative Body)
McCardle, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1989
This program is intended for students in grades 8 and 9 who have experienced difficulty in learning and may function a year or more behind their age peers. It is designed to provide for the development of essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by students to become responsible citizens and contributing members of society. Major emphasis…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Grade 9
Kanu, Yatta – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2007
Aspects of Aboriginal cultural knowledge/perspectives were integrated into the Grade 9 social studies curriculum of a high school in a western Canadian city to appraise the impact on academic achievement, class attendance, and school retention among specific groups of Aboriginal students. The results suggest cautious optimism about increasing…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Academic Achievement, Attendance, Grade 9
North Carolina Governor's Office, Raleigh. – 1984
The Social Studies Assessment Program was a province-wide assessment of Social Studies concepts, skills, and attitudes in grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 in Manitoba (Canada) carried out during April, 1984. Designed to provide a profile of student performance on program objectives, the test was administered to a representative sample of students at each…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedYan, Joel; Torjman, Prosper; Clipsham, Dianne; Hamilton, Ann – Canadian Social Studies, 1998
Presents resource-based, statistical research projects for Canadian grade 9 geography developed by teachers and librarians at Merivale High School (Carleton). Shares their teaching strategies and materials and discusses the results achieved. Notes that the activities can be transferred directly to other schools, using resources readily available…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction, Grade 9
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Minister's Advisory Committee for the Canadian Awareness Project. – 1981
The activities of the Canadian Awareness Project involved the development and analysis of an assessment of general knowledge and understanding of Canadian history, geography and citizenship as demonstrated by a sample of elementary, junior and senior high school students in provincially-funded schools. Included in this report are the phases…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
McCardle, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1989
This manual was developed to assist classroom teachers responsible for implementing the grades 8 and 9 integrated occupational social studies program in Alberta, Canada. It contains: (1) information about the goals and objectives of the curriculum; (2) thematic contexts for the delivery of prescribed knowledge, skills, and attitudes; (3)…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Content, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1988
This publication contains curriculum guides for social studies courses in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. Each course is divided into several units which are organized in the following manner: overview; focusing questions; topic objectives; materials; and suggested activities. The grade 7 course, "Canada: An Overview," is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Foreign Countries, Geography, Grade 7
