Increasing Interest in Social Studies: Social Perspective Taking and Self-Efficacy in Stimulating Simulations

Hunter Gehlbach; Scott W. Brown; Andri Ioannou; Mark A. Boyer; Natalie Hudson; Anat Niv-Solomon; Donalyn Maneggia; Laura Janik

Contemporary Educational Psychology Vol. 33, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 894–914

This study examined the potential of simulations to bolster interest in middle school social studies classrooms. Using a pre-post-design, we examined 305 middle school students (49% female) who participated in the web-based "GlobalEd" simulation. In ...

Incorporating Multimedia in Social Studies Instruction: Does it Improve Students’ Performance, Interest, and Instructional Effectiveness Attitude?

Andri Ioannou; Scott W. Brown; Hunter Gehlbach; Mark A. Boyer; Anat Niv-Solomon; Laura Janik; Donalyn Maneggia

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3930–3935

Abstract This study investigates whether using multimedia-based instructional material in social studies class may enhance students' learning about world issues, elicit their interest in social studies, and generate positive attitudes toward...

Topics: Instructional Design, Multimedia, Social Studies, Instructional Materials, Middle School Education