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ERIC Number: EJ565787
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Turning Negatives to Positives: Building an Exemplary Social Studies Program.
Haskvitz, Alan
Social Studies Review, v37 n2 p66-67 Spr-Sum 1998
Outlines six steps for creating meaningful student projects using experiential learning: (1) make learning relevant; (2) make knowledge useful and creative; (3) get the students involved; (4) limit dead-end projects; (5) have students apply what they are learning to life; and (6) maximize community involvement. Describes model projects. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Instructional Improvement, Problem Solving, Relevance (Education), Social Studies, Student Needs, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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