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Direct linkCondon, Meghan; Wichowsky, Amber – Elementary School Journal, 2018
In this article, we present the results of a cluster-randomized trial of an inquiry-based science curriculum conducted in grades 6-8 with 551 students in 13 schools. The intervention integrates science and civics instruction in a unit about community and family water conservation. The intervention also includes teacher professional development and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Civics, Science Instruction, Inquiry
Cole, Robert W., Ed. – 2001
This book presents a collection of papers offering practical strategies that teachers can use to enhance student performance at all levels. The authors identify and describe the most effective teaching approaches for helping students learn history, civics, geography, and science. The book extends the notion of diversity by examining different…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Civics, Culturally Relevant Education, Diversity (Student)
Wortham, Sue C. – 1980
This study was designed to determine whether mastery learning instruction at the secondary level is more effective than other instructional strategies. Seven teams of teachers in five school districts participated in the investigation. Subjects taught were middle school history and language arts, high school government, mathematics, history, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Civics, Group Instruction, History Instruction
Download full textFox, Florence C. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1922
How shall a project be organized so that the subjects in the school program shall properly function and shall contribute to the effective working out of the central idea around which the project must concentrate? How shall an untrained teacher be able to formulate her subject matter in terms of projects unless she understands the function of each…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, School Activities, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities
South Dakota Univ., Vermillion. School of Education. – 1993
The purpose of the conference reported in this document was to promote the professional sharing of current educational issues, to provide a forum for dialogue concerning relevant educational topics, and to share University of South Dakota faculty research interests. The proceedings are comprised of 10 presentations: (1) "Japan Related…
Descriptors: Civics, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
