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ERIC Number: EJ482442
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Jump-Starting Thinking: Challenging Student Preconceptions.
Richburg, Robert W.; And Others
Social Studies, v85 n2 p66-69 Mar-Apr 1994
Asserts that when teachers pose problems that yield solutions running counter to students' perceptions, it results in enhanced student interest and motivation and improves thinking skills. Provides examples and three suggested activities for implementing the approach. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Cultural Images, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Labeling (of Persons), Social Studies, Stereotypes, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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