What does the NAEP assessment data tell you about social studies education and its future?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should mention how the data shows that social studies program should be increased and improved from where they currently are. These assessments are given every four to seven years and students are selected randomly. It measures long term growth of U.S. history, geography, and civics. The data shows that the percentage of students at or above proficient is low; for example, in 1998, 23% of 4th graders were at or above proficient in civics.
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a. method of loci b. acrostic c. pegword d. acronym
According to the literature, Albert Einstein recounted his conceptualization of the theory of relativity as being directly related to:
A. his persistence in working on the problem. B. an image about a sunbeam. C. watching a snake swallow its own tail. D. a lesson he learned from a former teacher about a particular science problem.
How might technology be used in the planning stage to support an Inquiry model lesson
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is true of scientists?
a. Scientists obtain better information with their senses than they can using instruments b. Scientists develop explanations which are not based on evidence c. Scientists make the results of their investigations public d. Scientists review and ask questions about the results of other scientists' work