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Mbelani, Madeyandile – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2008
The year 2006 saw the implementation of a new curriculum for teaching English First Additional Language (FAL) in grades 10-12 in South African high schools. The curriculum includes the teaching and assessment of visual literacy--a challenge for teachers whose apartheid-era teacher education did not address visual literacy at all. The article is a…
Descriptors: Racial Segregation, Foreign Countries, Visual Literacy, Grade 10
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Golden, Margaret – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2006
Fourth grade students "know about" Pocahontas, but is this knowledge based on historical fact, or on information from the media, specifically the Disney movies "Pocahontas" and "Pocahontas II"? To address this question within the context of the New York State Social Studies curriculum and the New York State English…
Descriptors: Grade 4, History Instruction, American Indians, Films
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Morrison, Gary R. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1994
Critiques articles by Robert Kozma (IR 529 138) and Richard Clark (EJ 294 173) on the influence of media on learning. The author argues that Clark and Kozma are raising different questions and suggests that researchers focus on the effectiveness of whole units of instruction rather than on individual components. (Contains 14 references.) (KRN)
Descriptors: Criticism, Debate, Educational Media, Educational Strategies