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ERIC Number: EJ433709
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0886-9286
Simulation . . . Stimulation?
Harding, Lori; And Others
Social Studies Journal, v20 p44-47 Spr 1991
Discusses a comparative study of two fourth grade social studies teaching programs based upon study units concerning flight. Concludes that both Hilda Taba's Teaching Strategies Program and the published simulation program "Flight" were exciting alternative methods of teaching map reading to fourth graders. Reports that students using "Flight" showed greater gains in map skills. (CH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Teaching, Educational Research, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Experiential Learning, Flight Training, Geography Instruction, Grade 4, Map Skills, Pretests Posttests, Simulation, Social Studies, Student Participation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Flight (INTERACT); Flight Simulation; Hilda Taba Teaching Strategies; Montana (Bozeman)