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Capps, Kline; Vocke, David E. – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Suggests that defining critical thinking as assessing authenticity, accuracy, and worth of knowledge claims and arguments also describes the historian's role. Recommends teaching students history in such a way as to necessitate higher level thinking skills. Argues that the writing process helps because it requires evaluation of existing data and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Lee, Janet – Feminist Teacher, 1993
Contends that a critical question for women's studies educators is the impact of feminist education on a student's personal growth and development. Discusses classroom strategies to help students express anger appropriately and provides excerpts from student writing assignments. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anger, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives
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Henderson, Rodger C. – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1992
Discusses the history, development, and addition of the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution. Describes the role of delegates from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in this process. Includes a bibliography and suggestions for planning student assignments and activities on this topic. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Curriculum Development
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Van Middendorp, Judy E.; Lee, Sharon – Social Studies, 1994
Contends that historical fiction can generate lively discussions among students about relevant social science concepts and contemporary social problems. Discusses why literature is a preferable alternative to many history and social studies textbooks. Presents a literature-based unit for eighth-grade U.S. history. (CFR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Design
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Steiner, R. James; Holahan, Carol J. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Presents a secondary level activity in which students participate in a decision-making activity involving the U.S. legal system and legal aid. Includes lesson objectives, step-by-step instructional procedures, and a student handout titled "Examining the Future of Legal Aid Programs." (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Law, Class Activities, Decision Making, Equal Protection
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Hollister, Victoria Goben – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that, although middle school students have rudimentary map skills, they typically dismiss old maps as worthless. Describes the use of outdated and inaccurate maps as instructional resources in social studies courses. Concludes that the approach was valuable and helped students learn about the concept of change over time. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Writing, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development
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Levine, Martin G. – Social Studies Review, 1994
Asserts that the rapid growth of the limited-English-proficient (LEP) student population has been a great challenge to social studies teachers. Proposes five reading and writing activities that actively involve LEP students in meaningful instructional tasks and encourage higher level thinking skills. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
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White, Aaronette M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Presents a description of an undergraduate course, "Psychology of Oppression." Maintains that the course teaches an understanding of the factors that undermine the appreciation of multiculturalism and other forms of societal diversity. (CFR)
Descriptors: American Studies, Assignments, Black Studies, Civil Rights
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Knapp, Peter – Update on Law-Related Education, 1993
Contends that teaching U.S. history and law are inextricably intertwined. Presents nine instructional strategies and accompanying examples to illustrate effective instruction combining law-related education and history. Includes lists of recommended resources and a teacher's bibliography. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Resources, Constitutional History, Educational Strategies
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Mitchell, William I. – OAH Magazine of History, 1993
Argues that effective history instruction requires students to think about content rather than merely reproduce it. Contends that this can be achieved best through peer interaction based on student research papers that require students to state opinions or positions. Provides an assignment example and a evaluation handout. (CFR)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, History Instruction
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Tilley, Christine M. – Education For Library and Information Services: Australia, 1996
Journal writing accompanies the fieldwork of students pursuing library degrees at Queensland University of Technology (Australia). It helps students reflect on various aspects of the practicum experience. This article describes student and supervisor responsibilities in the journalling process, and discusses survey results and anecdotal evidence…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Field Experience Programs, Graduate Students, Graduate Surveys
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Sernau, Scott – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Describes a research project that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching about social stratification. Students identify a local issue related to stratification (homeless, welfare reform, etc.). They break into small groups and design a research plan, conduct a literature search, perform the fieldwork, and arrive at a synthesis. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
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Cleek, Margaret A. – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2005
A hurdles approach, where qualitatively different expectations are linked to higher grades is suggested as a way of challenging high performing students in large classes with extreme range in ability. Large classes and increasing range in student ability and preparedness as well as diverse student learning styles have made it difficult to design…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Assignments, Grading, Thinking Skills
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Riffell, Samuel; Sibley, Duncan – Computers and Education, 2005
We developed a hybrid course format (part online, part face-to-face) to deliver a high-enrollment, introductory environmental biology course to resident (living on or near campus), non-science majors at a large, public university. The hybrid course was structured to include bi-weekly online assignments and weekly meetings in the lecture hall…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Educational Improvement, Biology, Science Instruction
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Peslak, Alan – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2005
Researchers have suggested that up to 50 % of the effort in development of information systems is devoted to user interface development (Douglas, Tremaine, Leventhal, Wills, & Manaris, 2002; Myers & Rosson, 1992). Yet little study has been performed on the inclusion of important interface and human-computer interaction topics into a current…
Descriptors: Assignments, Student Attitudes, Information Systems, Information Technology
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