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ERIC Number: EJ624005
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Authentic Instruction in the 21st Century.
Smith, Jeffrey T.
Michigan Social Studies Journal, v12 n1 p41-43 Fall 2000
Focuses on the importance of building four capacities in students: disciplinary knowledge, thinking skills, commitment to democratic values, and citizen participation. Examines the use of learning communities to develop these capacities. Discusses the application of brain based learning research to the classroom, such as immersion within the learning environment. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Brain, Citizen Participation, Classroom Environment, Democratic Values, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Motivation, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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