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Wragg, Paul H.; Allen, Rodney F. – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1983
Analogies help students to unlock long-term memory and to project the implications of courses of action. Gives examples of how analogies can be brought into the social studies curriculum in areas like value claims and decision making. (CS)
Descriptors: Analogy, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Peer reviewedAllen, Rodney F. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1985
Classroom strategies for helping secondary social studies students develop the following types of creative thinking are suggested: (1) the ability to generate alternative courses of action or alternative solutions in a problem solving situation; (2) the ability to perceive and predict consequences; and (3) the ability to perceive analogies. (RM)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Conflict Resolution, Creative Thinking, Creativity
