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Publication Date: 1975
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Pre-Columbian Curriculum Motivators: An Approach to Bi-cultural Instruction.
Jimenez, Randall Cosme
A process that could facilitate a cross-cultural learning environment was designed. The process involved (1) developing motivational devices using an historical selection process that incorporated a "significant difference", evaluated reconstructed historical materials, devices that prevent a "past-present" dichotomy, directional and enculturative mechanisms, and designs for internalizing conceptual perspectives and thought systems; (2) creating a deliberate curriculum design which integrated those multi-cultural learning systems that best facilitated the teaching-learning environment in which the motivator was to be applied; and (3) setting up evaluation and accountability mechanisms through the use of instructional objectives and thought process variation. Most of the units were field-tested in grades K-12. Although all the units use Pre-Columbian, Meso-American materials and concepts, each unit has a basic focus in a discipline, i.e., history, social science, mathematics, fine arts, and language arts. Each unit has an accompanying bibliography and sample activities or backup materials. Units are: (1) Patolli, a Game of Strategy (English and Spanish versions); (2) Pre-Columbian Map Games; (3) Meso-American Man and the Domestication of Plants--Juego de Maiz; (4) Design Unit (English and Spanish); (5) Mythology (English and Spanish); (6) "Atl Atl" (TM) Unit; and (7) Calendar Unit (English and Spanish). (NQ)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Latin American Culture, Learning Motivation, Mexican Americans, Mythology, Spanish Culture, Unit Plan, Western Civilization
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