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Evaluative Thinking

• Teaching Multicultural Social Studies in an Era of Political Eclipse
  Recommends that teachers combine multicultural education with an inquiry-based approach to social studies to help students critically examine society. Addresses the different obstacles when adopting this approach and offers an example of the inquiry method at work.
• The Application of an Expert Model of Interpretive Skill to a Multicultural-Multimedia System on Ethnic Dance
  Investigates the nature of expertise in the interpretation of cultural artifacts, particularly the Concheros dance of Mexico. Tests CD-ROM-based multimedia software designed to teach expert evaluation strategies.