Goals of Social Studies Education by Lee Flamand Overview The term "social studies" usually designates the introductory and intermediate level of social science education at the elementary and secondary school levels. However‚ it also encompasses a good amount of specialized knowledge drawn from fields of study that are usually found in post-secondary instruction‚ such as economics‚ political science‚ sociology and anthropology. The goals of a social studies education are to instill students
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im here today to persuade you that tablets are better than textbooks especially in our generation today. But first I must define shortly what is a tablet. A tablet is ... So how tablets surpass the importance and usefulness of textbooks? 1. Tablets help students learn more material faster. Technology-based instruction can reduce the time students take to reach a learning objective by 30-80%. 2. Tablets can hold hundreds of textbooks on one device‚ plus homework‚ quizzes‚ and other files‚ eliminating
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The College Textbook Price Predicament New college textbooks can easily cost 200 dollars‚ some even as much as 400(Senack‚ 4). Reports indicate that the price of textbooks have risen at twice the rate of inflation over the last twenty years (Emrey-Arras‚ 10). According to an article from Targeted News Service‚ college students are spending on average $1‚200 a year on books and supplies. College textbooks are assigned to students to buy by professors teaching a course‚ making them mandatory course
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TEXTBOOKS VERSUS TECHNOLOGICAL MEDIA (COMPUTERS) I asked myself whether I would have preferred being taught by means of a computer in school‚ or were textbooks the best option? I got a positive answer that reiterated to myself‚ the importance of textbooks. But have we asked this to the students of today? What would their answer be? They are seen to prefer computers. Some find it easier to read from the screen than from fat books. Some think that the machine makes the process of reading user-friendly
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Bibliography: 1. Modules in Social Studies by Rampersad Ramsawak and Ralph Umraw ----------------------- Question 3: What would you say is the most frequently used substance in the community? No. of Respondents Name of Substances Question 7: Which of the following would you say contribute
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Textbook Costs The cost of textbooks at all colleges has gotten worse throughout the years. Most used books costs the same as rental books. I am majoring in a science degree and the textbook prices are atrocious. For example‚ tuition for summer for me is $1580 and the cost of books was around $428.43. I had to pay this all out of pocket since there is no financial aid for summer sessions. Most textbooks you can’t buy used or rent because it comes with a lab book that is brand new. I tried
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Social Studies S.B.A on Sexual activities amongst Jamaican Teenagers | Why so many Jamaican teenagers are having sex? | | Why are so many Jamaican teenagers sexually active? Acknowledgement I wish to thank my Social Studies teacher Mr. Reid for giving me the go ahead on this S.B.A. I also wish to thank my parents for providing me with the needed supplies to ensure that this Social Studies S.B.A would be completed. Special thanks go to Samaya Johnson‚ Tajey Johnson and Javone Rowe‚ for
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UNIT 1 : THE NATURE OF SOCIAL STUDIES 1. Definitions of key concepts . Attitudes: "A learned predisposition to respond in a consistently favourable or unfavourable manner with respect to a given object." http://www.usu.edu/psy3510/attitudes.html Attitudes are feelings expressed as preferences‚ as likes and dislikes‚ as approvals and disapprovals. Attitudes are held towards objects situations‚ ideas and people – individually and in groups. (King et al‚2000 p7.) Citizenship: The state of being
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SOCIAL STUDIES SCHOOL BASED ASSESMENT (S.B.A) YEAR (2013) NAME OF CANDIDATE: ORAL GAYLE SCHOOL: KINGSTON COLLEGE CENTRE#:__________________ CANDIDATE#:_________________ TEACHER: MRS. SANDERS TITLE: An investigation on the impact of natural disasters on the residents of the Manley Meadows community. Table of contents Title page Acknowledgements 1 Rationale
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Social-Studies Year 2014 Name of Candidate: Candidate Number: Name of Centre: Centre Number: Territory: Teacher: Date of Submission: September 30th‚ 2013 Title: Views of students in my school on the topic ‘abortion’ Acknowledgements The successful completion of this project would not have been possible without the help of my Social-Studies instructor Ms. Denise Bascom
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