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Download full textHoge, John D. – 1999
Compassion, according to Nancy Rue (1991), is not pity. Compassion, Rue asserts, "involves a mixture of feeling one's kinship with others, being purely selfless (at least for the moment) and having the courage to get involved." P. M. Oliner (1983) wrote that "Prosocial content needs to show people behaving in giving and helping ways toward others.…
Descriptors: Character Education, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Role Playing
Latman, Joel; Walter, Cathy – 1991
The 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas has raised a debate over how historians and teachers should portray this moment in history. Some view Columbus as a hero whose courage helped to provide a foundation for modern civilization in the Americas, while others see him as a villain who exploited indigenous people and…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Role Playing
Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski; Haas, Mary – 1989
While research efforts have determined that decision making is of major importance in lesson planning, there has been little work that systematically explores the effect of training in decision making on lesson planning, particularly in terms of preservice teachers. This study used four computer simulations designed to teach decision making skills…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Decision Making Skills, Higher Education, Lesson Plans
Easterly, Jean L. – 1977
Simulation gaming is an instructional technique, uniquely suited to enhance the repertoire of the social studies teacher. As its name suggests, simulation is anything that recreates reality. A game, on the other hand, is an activity in which (1) participants agree to abide by a set of expectations in order to create an experience and (2)…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Games, Game Theory, Individualized Instruction
Karwowski, Louise – 1989
This study was intended to see if the instructional practices of social studies teacher educators could promote positive change in preservice teachers' attitudes towards the rationales for teaching social studies. It examined the effect of roleplay on the attitude change of preservice elementary teachers toward the reflective inquiry rationale for…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peters, Richard – 1987
Students must be actively involved in the process of learning for it to have personal meaning and importance in their lives. Teachers must also become critical thinkers, creative individuals, and decision makers in order to create more challenging learning environments. Teachers need to blend structure and spontaneity into meaningful learning…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking, Creative Teaching
Iozzi, Louis A.; Cheu, Janey – 1978
The paper discusses curriculum change in American education and describes a social studies curriculum model intended to help high school students become better decision makers. The paper is presented in eight sections. Section I identifies educational programs which have been implemented in response to crisis situations. Among these are sex…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
