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Allen, Rodney F.; Felston, Randall G. – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1980
Explains how artifacts can be studied in the social studies classroom to help students understand unfamiliar cultures and derive meaning from personal life stories of unknown people. Main points are suggested for students to focus upon as they view an artifact. (DB)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Education, Inquiry
Peer reviewedAllen, Rodney F. – International Journal of Social Education, 1995
Maintains that much of the high school curriculum, particularly in social studies, contains innumerable facts that have no use except to pass school tests. Reviews research on effective instruction as applied to social studies. Includes 17 characteristics of highly engaging social studies teaching and learning. (ACM)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes
