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ERIC Number: EJ502216
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
"Less" Can Be "More" in the Promotion of Thinking.
Olsen, Dwayne G.
Social Education, v59 n3 p130-34 Mar 1995
Contends that, although social studies teachers want students to think, research indicates that most teaching emphasizes knowledge, leaving few opportunities for students to think about it. Discusses criteria to assist teachers and strategies that promote student thinking. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Social Studies, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: National Council for the Social Studies
Note: Theme issue topic: "Teaching Students to Think."