Can the Civics Test Make You a Good Citizen? Reconciling the Civics Test with Inquiry-Based Instruction.

Jennifer Fraker; Carly Muetterties; Gerry Swan; Kathy Swan

Can the Civics Test Make You a Good Citizen? Reconciling the Civics Test with Inquiry-Based Instruction.

Jennifer Fraker, Carly Muetterties, Gerry Swan, Kathy Swan

Curriculum and Instruction

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Students' knowledge of civics is bleak. As evidenced by National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) civics assessment data, only 23 percent of students performed at or above the proficient level on the 2014 civics assessment. 1 Whether eroded by the effects of the No …

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	343-349
Number of pages	7
Journal	Social Education
Volume	83
Issue number	6
State	Published - 2019

Keywords

Active Learning
Citizenship Education
Civics
Curriculum Implementation
Graduation Requirements
High School Teachers
Inquiry
Public Schools
Social Studies
State Standards
Test Content

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Can the Civics Test Make You a Good Citizen? Reconciling the Civics Test with Inquiry-Based Instruction.

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