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ERIC Number: EJ540254
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Implementing a Cooperative Learning Research Model: How It Applies to a Social Studies Unit.
Sullivan, Joanna
Social Studies, v87 n5 p210-16 Sep-Oct 1996
Details the educational objectives achieved by an 8th grade U.S. history class using a cooperative learning research model. Using the Group Investigation Model, the class learned to use text headings, subheads, and key words in their reading. They also became familiar with synthesizing information and linking key ideas. (MJP)
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Cooperative Learning, Grade 8, Group Activities, Instructional Innovation, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learning Strategies, Middle Schools, Social Studies, Student Improvement, Student Participation, Student Projects, Student Research, Teaching Methods, Teamwork, Units of Study
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Group Investigation Model