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Technology, TEKS, and TAAS: Critical Issues for Social Studies Teacher Education in Texas
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, University of Houston, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, ISBN 978-1-880094-33-4 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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Abstract

The issues of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), and the integration of technology are dominating social studies education in Texas and are connected in very important ways as they relate to teacher education. Many in our society seem to blindly accept each of these influences as essentials in the social studies education of our children. Critical analysis of these issues must occur for transformative rather than transmissive approach to social studies; and this discussion must first occur in teacher education, both at the pre-service and in-service levels. The paper analyzes the impact of current praxis regarding technology, TEKS, and TAAS on social studies education in Texas. As a result of this investigation, the paper proposes a critical approach to social studies education and to the integration of technology for TEKS and TAAS achievement in Texas schools.

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White, C. (1999). Technology, TEKS, and TAAS: Critical Issues for Social Studies Teacher Education in Texas. In J. Price, J. Willis, D. Willis, M. Jost & S. Boger-Mehall (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 1999--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1561-1566). Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 15, 2024 from .

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