STUDENT BASED LEARNING and SOCIAL STUDIES

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STUDENT BASED LEARNING and SOCIAL STUDIES
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• Student based learning is very appropriate for
  the study of Social Studies and History. Student
  Based or Learner Centered classes do the
  following

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• -Connect life experiences to the learner
• -Provide purposeful thinking for the learner
• -Usually include student products that
  demonstrate student learning

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Examples of Student Based or Learner Centered
Instruction

• Problem Based Learning-cooperatively working to
  find solutions to real life issues
• Example What were the roles of men and women in
  colonial America and how did those roles
  influence family life?

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INQUIRY BASED LEARNING

• Asking a question such as Explain the
  convergence of three worlds? or playing a game
  similar to Twenty Questions where the teacher
  or students make a thinking statement such as
  Im thinking about a form of government and
  students ask yes or no questions to discover the
  correct response.

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INDUCTIVE METHODS

• A series of unknown facts or questions and
  learners search out answers.

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ROLE PLAY

• Student takes on the characteristics of someone
  else.

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SIMULATION

• Creating a real life scenario in the classroom

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STUDENT PRODUCTS

• Cartoons websites crossword puzzles songs
  play scripts newspapers historic document
  reports maps murals lesson plans performance
  illustrated time line quilts

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ASSESSMENT GUIDE or RUBRIC

• Establishing assessment guides for projects
  allows teachers and students to know exactly what
  is expected.

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