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ERIC Number: EJ518983
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Hands-On Projects Take Students Beyond the Book.
Tassinari, Matt
Social Studies Review, v34 n3 p16-20 Spr 1996
Discusses the development of a project-based approach to history instruction as a result of student dissatisfaction with a more traditional curriculum. Maintains that interested and motivated students take more responsibility for their learning. Presents project descriptions and provides recommendations for implementing the approach. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Grade 7, History Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Centered Curriculum, Student Evaluation, Student Motivation, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, World History
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Almondale Middle School CA
Note: Theme issue topic: "Middle School."