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Author
| Rattan, Dick | 1 |
| Sabato, George | 1 |
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Book/Product Reviews | 1 |
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Audience
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Teachers | 2 |
Location
| Iraq | 2 |
| Kuwait | 2 |
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Peer reviewedRattan, Dick – Social Education, 1993
Reviews a HyperCard stack designed for use in schools and at home. Describes the program as primarily a database of information on Iraq, Kuwait, and the Gulf War. Contends that the program is pedagogically weak and of marginal use in the classroom. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Databases, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSabato, George – Social Studies Review, 1991
Explains a method for teaching current events that helps students understand an event's setting, character, vocabulary, and plot. Provides a lesson that approaches the Persian Gulf crisis as a living novel. Uses news stories for information. Includes review questions, suggested activities, and a Middle Eastern parable. (CH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Current Events, Fiction
