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Swan, Kathy; Crowley, Ryan; Stamoulacatos, Nick; Lewis, Bonnie; Stringer, Grant – Social Education, 2022
In this article, the authors examine one approach to teaching hard history using an Inquiry Design Model (IDM) curricular loop. A curricular loop allows students to build a deeper understanding of a complex idea and develop a greater facility with the tools of inquiry over a course of study by regularly engaging in an inquiry. The curricular loop…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, History Instruction, Social Studies
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Heafner, Tina L. – Social Education, 2020
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report Card, is the most comprehensive measure of student learning, and is widely considered the gold standard for empirically measuring trends in student achievement outcomes in the United States. The NAEP data for 2018, which were released on April 23, 2020, offer…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Social Studies, Grade 8, Scores
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Tyner, Adam; Kabourek, Sarah – Social Education, 2021
Improving the reading ability of young students could hardly be a more urgent priority for our elementary schools. Two thirds of American fourth and eighth graders are not able to read proficiently--and the outcomes are far worse for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2019 showed that only…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Elementary School Students, Literacy, Reading Skills