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Social Studies Curriculum: Standards, Testing, and Curriculum Enactment
Mon, April 16, 8:15 to 9:45am, Vancouver Convention Centre, Floor: Third Level, West Room 305Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Abstract
This paper session will trace the history of standards development in the field of the social studies. It will also take a critical look at high stakes testing, examining the impact of testing on social studies teachers' instructional strategies.
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The Interplay of Curriculum and Context: Conceptions of Social Studies Across Time and Place - Catherine A. Broom, The University of British Columbia - Okanagan; Ronald W. Evans, San Diego State University
Politics and Power: The Battle to Define America in State-Level Social Studies Curriculum Reform - Sarah B. Shear, University of Missouri; Antonio J. Castro, University of Missouri - Columbia
From the Field: What Social Studies Teachers Say They Do in the Classroom - Gayle Y. Thieman, Portland State University; Patrice Preston-Grimes, University of Virginia; Joseph E. O Brien, The University of Kansas; John P. Broome, University of Mary Washington; Tom Barker, The University of Kansas; Ashley G. Lucas, Towson University; Jeff Passe, Towson University; Paul G. Fitchett, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
The State of Social Studies Curriculum and Assessment Nationwide - Jeff Passe, Towson University; Paul G. Fitchett, University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Nancy C. Patterson, Bowling Green State University; Phillip J. Vanfossen, Purdue University
Assessing Social Studies Knowledge: An Exploratory Study - Gabriel Aaron Reich, Virginia Commonwealth University