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ERIC Number: EJ480322
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Breaking Down the Walls: Integrating Creative Questioning and Cooperative Learning into the Social Studies.
Baloche, Lynda
Social Studies, v85 n1 p25-30 Jan-Feb 1994
Describes an instructional strategy combining cooperative learning in small groups with questioning techniques designed to encourage creative and critical thinking. Asserts that creativity and the ability to work cooperatively are the two workplace qualities most identified by corporations and organizations as essential for future employees. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Learning Activities, Questioning Techniques, Small Group Instruction, Student Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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