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Improving Student Interest and Achievement in Social Studies Using a Multiple Intelligence Approach.
Hanley, Chris; Hermiz, Carmen; Lagioia-Peddy, Jennifer; Levine-Albuck, Valerie – 2002
This action research paper describes a program initiated by teacher researchers to improve academic achievement and interest in social studies. The targeted group consisted of fifth graders in a lower middle class community in the Midwest. Analysis of the problem-causes data show three main factors: curriculum, attitude, and effect. In regard to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Classroom Techniques, Grade 5