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ERIC Number: EJ514157
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
An Action Vocabulary for Thinking Spatially: The National Geography Standards and Defining What Students Should Know.
Marran, James F.
Journal of Geography, v94 n4 p462-65 Jul-Aug 1995
Asserts that the National Geography Standards identify what students should know and be able to do as a result of geography instruction. Identifies the action verbs used in the Standards' activity statements. Discusses these verbs in the context of Blooms cognitive taxonomy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction, Government School Relationship, Learning Activities, National Programs, Politics of Education, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student Development, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Blooms Taxonomy; Goals 2000; National Geography Standards