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Autor/inn/en | Levstik, Linda S.; Henderson, A. Gwynn; Lee, Youngdo |
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Titel | The Beauty of Other Lives: Material Culture as Evidence of Human Ingenuity and Agency |
Quelle | In: Social Studies, 105 (2014) 4, S.184-192 (9 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0037-7996 |
DOI | 10.1080/00377996.2014.886987 |
Schlagwörter | Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Archaeology; Culture; Experiential Learning; Social Studies; Field Instruction; Innovation; Technological Advancement; Intelligence; Empowerment; Creativity; American Indian History; Class Activities; Interviews |
Abstract | Elementary students are often hampered by a tendency to ascribe innovation to increasing human intelligence or individual agency rather than increased information, better access to information, or collective and institutional agency. As a result, they struggle to build evidence-based interpretations of the distant past. A fifth-grade "experimental archaeology" approach to studying ancient Eastern Woodlands Indians served as an intellectual tipping point in students' interpreting ancient people's intellect, ingenuity, and agency. As fifth-graders participated in a field-based experience with "chaîne opératoire" (the sequence of operations) for tools and technologies, classroom-based opportunities to consider material objects as primary sources, and opportunities for reflection, they confirmed the power of "engaged understanding" in supporting the humanistic and civic goals of social studies. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |