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ERIC Number: EJ593027
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0952-3383
Working in Groups: Social and Cognitive Effects in a Special Class.
Watson, Judith
British Journal of Special Education, v26 n2 p87-95 Jun 1999
Considers the potential of social-constructivist ideas of teaching and learning for pupils with learning difficulties from a British perspective. Reports on a study with a class of eight students with moderate learning disabilities studying the local community. Benefits to individual students in the development of conceptual understanding and social awareness are reported. (DB)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Methods, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities, Moderate Mental Retardation, Secondary Education, Social Cognition, Special Classes, Units of Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Constructivism; United Kingdom