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ERIC Number: EJ653557
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Guiding the Innate Constructivist.
Caine, Geoffrey; Caine, Renate Nummela; McClintic, Carol
Educational Leadership, v60 n1 p70-73 Sep 2002
Provides two examples of the use of the guided-experience approach to teach the U.S. Civil War to eighth-grade students and a life-science unit to third-graders. Describes four key competencies teachers must master to successfully use this approach: Develop community, use materials creatively, question effectively, and master the subject. (PKP)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biological Sciences, Civil War (United States), Community, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Middle Schools, Questioning Techniques
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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