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Smith, Ben A. – 1986
Many students in the United States do not possess a sound geographic vocabulary. This study compared two instructional methods, drill and varied activities, that might be used to develop that vocabulary. Eighth-grade social studies classes at three sites (one urban, one rural, and one transitional) were used to assess learning of the 50 United…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Geography Instruction, Grade 8, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textWise, John H. – 1975
Today's students in the Western world show a widespread lack of basic world knowledge. Geography graduates in a Canadian and an Australian university were asked to locate 75 major cities in the world. The results indicated a wide knowledge of cities in the Western world but little knowledge of cities in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Only…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
