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ERIC Number: EJ440279
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Computers in the Social Studies Classroom.
Little, Timothy H.
Social Studies Review, v30 n3 p58-65 Spr 1991
Describes "Western Gunfighters--Myths and Realities," a database for teaching about the Wild West. Includes a focus on process objectives such as identifying cause and effect, formulating hypotheses, distinguishing between fact and opinion, and arranging information in usable forms. Offers instructions and advice for setting up or expanding such a database. (DK)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Database Design, Educational Objectives, History Instruction, Hypothesis Testing, Research Skills, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Participation, Student Research, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Gunfighters; Westerns (Films)