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ERIC Number: EJ450745
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The Road to the Final Four: A Presidential Play-off.
Coombs, C. Garn
Social Education, v56 n2 p126-28 Feb 1992
Describes a competitive learning activity for social studies based on the idea of basketball play-offs. Suggests that the exercise allows students to review and discuss U.S. history while engaging in higher cognitive thinking skills. Describes a format in which students analyze the historical background of each president. Includes seeding charts. (DK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Presidents of the United States, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Historical Background; Presidential Playoff