Skip to main content
Search
Sort by
Relevance
Newest
Order
Asc
Desc
Search
User account menu
Contact Us
Log in
Join
Donate
Search
About
About NCSS
Definition of Social Studies
Contact Us
Committees
Media Information
Current Events Responses
NCSS in the News
Position Statements
NCSS House of Delegates
Advocacy
Social Studies Advocacy
NCSS Seal of Civic Readiness Toolkit
Membership
Your Member Account
Join or Renew
Associated Groups
Affiliated Councils
Special Interest Communities
Career Center
FASSE: Awards & Grants
Get Involved!
Professional Learning
NCSS Annual Conference
NCSS Institutes & Webinars
All Upcoming NCSS & Affiliate Council Events
Annual Conference Session Video Library
On Demand Video Library
Teacher's Takes
Publications & Resources
NCSS Bookstore
Journals, Books, Resources
Featured Resources
NCSS SmartBrief
Inquiry & Teaching with Primary Sources
Advertising
NCSS eBulletins
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Standards
Rho Kappa
High Schools
Middle/Junior High
Civic Life Project
The Rho Kappa Advisory Council
The Rho Kappa Scholarship
Authentic Intellectual Work: Common Standards for Teaching Social Studies
Authentic Intellectual Work: Common Standards for Teaching Social Studies
Authors:
M. Bruce King
Fred M. Newmann
Dana L. Carmichael
Page:
43
Journal Issue:
Issue
Social Education January/February 2009
Students who have the opportunity to construct knowledge, rather than simply reproduce what they have been given, experience far greater learning, engagement, and achievement.
View PDF File