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Anthropology Curriculum Study Project. Teacher Service Materials. Students and Teachers: Strategies for Discussion. What is Anthropology: Four Samples.

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Title: Anthropology Curriculum Study Project. Teacher Service Materials. Students and Teachers: Strategies for Discussion. What is Anthropology: Four Samples.
Authors: Tenenberg, Morton S., Dethlefsen, Edwin S., American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC.
Availability: American Anthropological Association, 1703 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 ($4.00)
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 109
Publication Date: 1972
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
Descriptors: Anthropology, Cognitive Objectives, Concept Teaching, Course Descriptions, Cross Cultural Studies, Inquiry, Projects, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Guides, Units of Study
Abstract: This booklet, intended for high school anthropology teachers, supplements lesson plans and teacher background materials for the sixteen week Patterns in Human History course, the goal of which is an effective sequential teaching plan that blends anthropology and history. The function of the booklet is: 1) to help teachers make a general judgement about students' learning abilities and modify class activities to fit special needs of students; and, 2) to provide an overview on and selected sample lessons from Patterns. Emphasis is upon learning objectives that will increase the number, scope, and clarity of concepts students know. Contents are divided into two parts. Part 1) includes nine chapters with sample discussions from the Patterns course, each centering on a particular set of concepts and cognitive skills. Commentary is provided proposing various strategies with emphasis on inquiry training. The nine chapter titles are: Recognizing Differences in Students' Abilities to Classify; Classifying; By Direct Observation and by Inference; Approaching the Unfamiliar from Familiar Ground; Expecting the Unexpected; Using Clusters of Criteria; Speculation; Asking Questions and Grouping Ideas; Testing Speculations; and Levels of Inference. Part 2) includes facsimile pages from Patterns, an introduction and overview of the course, table of contents, sample lessons on the four topics: "Studying Societies", "Origins of Humanness", "The Emergence of Complex Societies", and "Modernization and Traditional Societies". (Author/SJM)
Entry Date: 1972
Accession Number: ED062263
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This booklet, intended for high school anthropology teachers, supplements lesson plans and teacher background materials for the sixteen week Patterns in Human History course, the goal of which is an effective sequential teaching plan that blends anthropology and history. The function of the booklet is: 1) to help teachers make a general judgement about students' learning abilities and modify class activities to fit special needs of students; and, 2) to provide an overview on and selected sample lessons from Patterns. Emphasis is upon learning objectives that will increase the number, scope, and clarity of concepts students know. Contents are divided into two parts. Part 1) includes nine chapters with sample discussions from the Patterns course, each centering on a particular set of concepts and cognitive skills. Commentary is provided proposing various strategies with emphasis on inquiry training. The nine chapter titles are: Recognizing Differences in Students' Abilities to Classify; Classifying; By Direct Observation and by Inference; Approaching the Unfamiliar from Familiar Ground; Expecting the Unexpected; Using Clusters of Criteria; Speculation; Asking Questions and Grouping Ideas; Testing Speculations; and Levels of Inference. Part 2) includes facsimile pages from Patterns, an introduction and overview of the course, table of contents, sample lessons on the four topics: "Studying Societies", "Origins of Humanness", "The Emergence of Complex Societies", and "Modernization and Traditional Societies". (Author/SJM)