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Publication Date: 1995
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Hard Biscuits: Motivation to Learn in Secondary School Social Studies.
Allen, Rodney F.
International Journal of Social Education, v9 n2 p67-77 Fall-Win 1994-95
Maintains that much of the high school curriculum, particularly in social studies, contains innumerable facts that have no use except to pass school tests. Reviews research on effective instruction as applied to social studies. Includes 17 characteristics of highly engaging social studies teaching and learning. (ACM)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, History Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Interests, Student Motivation, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Expectations of Students, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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