Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ657841
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1042-1629
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Scaffolding Critical Reasoning about History and Social Issues in Multimedia-Supported Learning Environments.
Saye, John W.; Brush, Thomas
Educational Technology Research and Development, v50 n3 p77-96 2002
Advances a line of research that investigates the potential of hypermedia resources and scaffolding for supporting problem-based social studies and developing critical reasoning. The line of inquiry consists of a series of generative design experiments that informs problem-based curriculum development. The experiments examined 11th grade U.S. history classes studying a unit on civil rights. (Contains 64 references.) (MES)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Grade 11, High Schools, History Instruction, Hypermedia, Instructional Development, Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Problem Based Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Social Studies, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
