Guiding the Innate Constructivist.

Caine, Geoffrey; Caine, Renate Nummela; McClintic, Carol

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ERIC Number: EJ653557

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Guiding the Innate Constructivist.

Caine, Geoffrey; Caine, Renate Nummela; McClintic, Carol

Educational Leadership, v60 n1 p70-73 Sep 2002

Provides two examples of the use of the guided-experience approach to teach the U.S. Civil War to eighth-grade students and a life-science unit to third-graders. Describes four key competencies teachers must master to successfully use this approach: Develop community, use materials creatively, question effectively, and master the subject. (PKP)

Descriptors: Active Learning, Biological Sciences, Civil War (United States), Community, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Middle Schools, Questioning Techniques

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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