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Download full textÖrnek, Gizem Tabaru; Sönmez, Yasemin; Kan, Adnan – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2023
The aim of this study is to develop a measurement tool that can determine the attitudes of social studies teachers and classroom teachers towards the use of current events in the social studies course. The scale consists of 23 five-point Likert-type items. The scale form consisting of 40 items prepared by the researchers was administered to a…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Current Events, Social Studies, Teacher Attitudes
Miranda Lin – Journal of Global Education and Research, 2018
Using current events to help preservice teachers understand the world they live in encourages preservice teachers to learn about global issues. It also encourages them to develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex real-life scenarios. A semester-long pen-pal project was crafted to help…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Current Events, Teaching Methods, Cultural Pluralism
Günel, Elvan; Pehlivan, Aysegül – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2015
As a result of scientific and technological developments in today's world, global education has started to take its place in the educational systems throughout the world and become more significant in recent years. Since global education has multiple effects on societies, it is also crucial in helping students to become informed, active, and…
Descriptors: Global Education, Citizenship Education, Democracy, Textbook Evaluation
Direct linkMilson, Andrew J.; Kerski, Joseph J. – Social Education, 2012
The recent National Assessment of Educational Progress in Geography revealed that few American students can identify locations of current events, the scale of those events, or why those events are important. Social studies educators have found that by incorporating emerging technologies into their classroom--such as Geographic Information Systems…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, National Competency Tests, Current Events, Geographic Information Systems
