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ERIC Number: EJ509336
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Learning "Facts" versus Learning That Most Questions Have Many Answers: Student Evaluations of Contrasting Curricula.
Nicholls, John G.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v87 n2 p253-60 Jun 1995
Urban African American elementary school students (n=128) were asked to compare the memorization of noncontroversial information with the learning and discussion of information designed to help students develop personal stances on controversial matters. Older students, more than younger students, saw collaborative inquiry as fair and likely to foster motivation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Students, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Urban Youth
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Collaborative Inquiry