NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ300604
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Cognitive Style, Teacher Methods, and Concept Attainment in the Social Studies.
Betres, James; And Others
Theory and Research in Social Education, v12 n2 p1-18 Sum 1984
Performance of 100 middle school students during and immediately after instruction showed that (1) students exposed to pre-instructional concept lessons have a higher achievement rate, (2) the Taba and the inquiry methods yield better performances than the expository method, and (3) field independent students are somewhat superior to field dependent students in social studies. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Concept Teaching, Conventional Instruction, Educational Research, Grade 5, Inquiry, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Field Dependence; Field Independence; Taba (Hilda) Teaching Strategies