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Direct linkTorrey Trust; Robert Maloy; Viacheslav Yurchenkov – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2023
In this paper, we discuss the design and development of an eBook titled "Building Democracy for All: Interactive Explorations of Government and Civic Life," which serves as an open educational resource for the eighth-grade Massachusetts social studies curriculum standards. This design case offers an example of an interactive,…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Electronic Books, Grade 8, Social Studies
Clay, Karen; Zorfass, Judith; Brann, Alise; Kotula, Andrea – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2009
This article discusses a strand of research conducted by the Education Development Center, Inc. in collaboration with the National Center for Supported Electronic Text. The research investigated the use of an online vocabulary support tool, Visual Thesaurus, for middle school students with and without disabilities. Data were collected from 10…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Vocabulary, Computer Uses in Education, Middle School Students
Download full textMassachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program. – 1988
This report presents the results of an assessment of social studies in the state of Massachusetts. From 240 to 390 test items were administered to all students in grades 4, 8, and 12. The test covered history, government/citizenship, geography, sociocultural environment, economics, multicultural environment, social studies process skills, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
Boston Public Schools, MA. – 1970
This resource guide has been developed by a curriculum team of Boston teachers and the staff of the Lincoln Filene Center at Tufts University to provide the social studies teacher with materials suitable for delineating the role of the Black man and the meaning of the Black experience in United States History. The Black experience is woven into…
Descriptors: Black History, Black Influences, Black Studies, Concept Teaching
Fitzpatrick, Ann-Marie; And Others – 1976
Designed so that 100 to 125 heterogeneously grouped 7th and 8th grade students and a team of 5 core teachers might experience and discover the natural and historical "treasure" in the Parker River area of Massachusetts, this interdisciplinary unit centers on a hike to Parker River (6.7 miles) and visits to a cemetery, a monument, and Old…
Descriptors: Activities, Affective Objectives, Art, Cognitive Objectives
