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ERIC Number: EJ409702
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Reconstructive Elaborations: A Model for Content Area Learning.
Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A.
American Educational Research Journal, v26 n2 p311-27 Sum 1989
A system of reconstructive elaborations was developed to adapt to different levels of concreteness of information and different levels of meaningfulness to the learner. Content information was taught with or without this model to 30 mildly mentally handicapped junior high and high school students. Implications for instruction are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Junior High School Students, Mild Disabilities, Secondary Education, Special Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Content Area Teaching; Content Learning; Meaningfulness; Reconstructive Memory