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ERIC Number: EJ294201
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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The Effectiveness of Three Methods of Teaching Social Studies Concepts to Fourth-Grade Students: An Aptitude-Treatment Interaction Study.
McKinney, C. Warren; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v20 n4 p663-70 Win 1983
The effectiveness of three methods for teaching social studies concepts were examined. The techniques were Merrill and Tennyson's model, Gagne's model, and reading-recitation. Student achievement was assessed for each method. Results indicated definitions and both examples and nonexamples facilitate concept acquisition. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Social Studies, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Gagne (Robert M); Merrill (M D); Tennyson (Robert D)