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ERIC Number: EJ433692
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Where in Western Europe Would You Like to Live?: A Cooperative Lesson for World Geography.
Richburg, Robert W.; Nelson, Barbara J.
Social Studies, v82 n3 p97-106 May-Jun 1991
Presents a cooperative two-day geography lesson in which student teams research and reach consensus about where in Western Europe they would like to live. Discusses use of the Jigsaw method in the lesson. Provides background information about 12 Western European countries. Explains how the lesson fulfills content and process objectives. (CH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Information Seeking, Place of Residence, Secondary Education, Small Group Instruction, Social Studies, Student Educational Objectives, Student Participation, Tables (Data), Teamwork, World Geography
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Active Learning; Consensus; Europe (West); Jigsaw Method