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ERIC Number: EJ538434
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
It's Time to Transform Social Studies Teaching.
Hope, Warren C.
Social Studies, v87 n4 p149-151 Jul-Aug 1996
Reiterates the oft-heard complaint that social studies instruction relies too heavily on textbooks and lectures resulting in disinterested and alienated students. Recommends social studies adopt more experiential and constructivist teaching methods (role playing, educational games, student projects) and utilize multimedia and the Internet. (MJP)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Change, Educational Methods, Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Social Studies, Student Interests, Student Needs, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Barth (James)