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Murray, Deanne R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Elementary school students' knowledge of history appears to be at an all-time low as evidenced by the 2010 NAEP scores that indicated only 20% of fourth-grade students scored at the "at least proficient" level in a test of historic knowledge. Many culprits are being blamed for this dismal performance of U. S. students, such as No Child…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grade 5, Case Studies, History
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Bates, Alisa J. – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2009
This paper addresses the strengths and challenges of university-based service learning projects, using preservice elementary teachers in an undergraduate social studies methods course as a model for implementing service learning in university courses. The goal of the project was to provide future teachers with the motivation and experience in…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs