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Cirrincione, Joseph M.; Farrell, Richard T. – Social Education, 1985
The attitudes of experienced secondary social studies teachers toward their professional and academic training were surveyed. Findings indicate that social studies teachers are not strictly products of colleges of education, and that they place considerable importance on content at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Experience, Educational Needs, Educational Research
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Farrell, Richard T.; Cirrincione, Joseph M. – Social Education, 1989
Presents a study which identifies experienced classroom teachers' beliefs about what should be included in the geography curriculum. Tables show how questionnaire respondents ranked the importance of specific items in three categories: geographic skills, human geography, and physical geography. Concludes that teacher perceptions must be considered…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
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Cirrincione, Joseph M.; Farrell, Richard T. – Social Education, 1992
Discusses the Maryland Test of Citizenship Skills and the controversy surrounding its adoption. Presents results of a study of teachers' attitudes toward the test and remediation efforts. Concludes that competency-based testing discourages higher level thinking but encourages recall. Suggests that performance on the test does not reflect students'…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Back to Basics, Citizenship Education, Competency Based Education