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Download full textAllen, Rodney F.; Meyer, John R. – 1978
Oral history can contribute to social education in a number of ways. Traditionally, data collection has been considered as providing the most benefits to students of oral history. These benefits have derived from the facts that: (1) historical knowledge is immediate and tangible, (2) oral history stimulates students' interests, (3) students…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Allen, Rodney F. – 1973
As part of the series of student materials developed by the Environmental Education Project at Florida State University, this volume contains three instructional units on urban environment. Designed for upper-elementary and secondary students, the materials require only low-level reading abilities while insisting on high-level participation. The…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedAllen, Rodney F.; Hammons-Bryner, Sue – Social Studies, 1990
Advocates using broadsides, a form of public announcements in the colonial era, as an example of easily obtainable historical source materials. Examines how studying broadsides promotes skills associated with historical inquiry. Outlines a six-step model for teaching with broadsides. Provides three sample lessons for classroom use of broadsides.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedAllen, Rodney F.; LaHart, David E. – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1999
Describes a lesson where students conduct an attitude survey on energy conservation in order to learn about survey research and scales in handling survey data. Explains that the understanding of survey research and energy conservation is relevant to ones civic life. Provides the energy attitude survey the students used for data collection. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Data Collection, Energy Conservation, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedAllen, Rodney F.; Molina, Laurie E. S. – Social Education, 1994
Contends that geography teachers are always looking for ways to excite their students while engaging them in geographic skills development. Describes using "Wanted Posters" as a springboard to geographic learning in middle schools. Includes sources for obtaining wanted posters from government and social service agencies. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Educational Strategies, Geography
Peer reviewedAllen, Rodney F. – Social Studies, 2000
Asserts that the social studies classroom is ideal for the development of students' civic decision-making skills explaining that decision making must include elements of group interaction and creative expression. Describes traditional decision-making models and decision making as a process and performance. Addresses group interaction, cooperative…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Cooperative Learning, Creative Expression
