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Direct linkCiullo, Stephen – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2015
Social studies instruction in upper elementary school (Grades 3-5) is important for building foundational content knowledge to equip students for the secondary school curriculum. Due to numerous school initiatives and demands on the time of teachers, social studies instruction can play second fiddle to reading and mathematics instruction, which…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Social Studies, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedHolcombe, Melinda; Shonka, Amy – Clearing House, 1993
Considers the ways that conceptual mapping as a classroom technique can help students reflect critically on complex conceptual relationships. Shows how teachers can use conceptual mapping in the classroom. (HB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedOdom, A. Louis; Kelly, Paul V. – Science Teacher, 1998
Discusses two theories of cognitive development, Ausubel's theory of verbal learning and Piaget's development theory. Illustrates that both concept mapping and the learning cycle are rooted in these two theories. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Elementary Secondary Education
