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Direct linkWissinger, Daniel R.; De La Paz, Susan – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
In this study, we explored the potential of two forms of discussion (disciplinary vs. traditional) for 39 sixth- and seventh-grade students with or at-risk for LD, before writing historical arguments. Nine teachers who led small group discussions in six heterogeneous social studies classrooms implemented the intervention. Students who were…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Grade 6, Grade 7, At Risk Students
Download full textHino, Keiko; Koizumi, Yuka – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
On the basis of the construct of "discursive focus" by Sfard (2000), this study explores how students' attention is brought to new mathematical content in whole-class interaction between the teacher and the children. In a sixth-grade lesson introducing the concept of constancy of proportion, we analyzed the progression of social…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts
Bender, Rachel A.; Sharp, Kimberlee A. – Online Submission, 2013
This paper presents a method for social studies teachers to incorporate song lyrics into the study of controversial historical events and issues. Using the Hunt and Metcalf "Seven Problematic Areas of the Social Studies" as the rubric for selecting appropriate songs, the Teacher Candidate (TC) explains how song lyrics make viable text…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Studies, Singing, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Sharp, Kimberlee A. – Online Submission, 2009
This study examined the perspectives of a sample of Appalachian middle and high school social studies teachers regarding the teaching of controversial current events. Specifically, the survey ascertained the teachers' familiarity with school district administrative policies regarding the teaching of controversial current events, their perceptions…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Current Events, Familiarity, Skill Development
