American Democracy Now Texas Edition with Connect PLUS American Government w/ LearnSmart - Hardcover

Harrison, Brigid; Harris, Jean; Halter, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0077493451 ISBN 13: 9780077493455

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2011

Synopsis

Student performance sets the stage for learning. With American Democracy Now, students will perform better in American Government. Using a groundbreaking adaptive learning system to help students identify what they know and don’t know, American Democracy Now connects students to an individualized learning environment that builds confidence in content knowledge. Better performance leads to better student engagement and ultimately the kind of classroom where students apply critical thinking.

By individually guiding students through a learning plan and giving instructors assessment tools needed to ensure student understanding of American Government, American Democracy Now replicates a one-on-one learning environment. With relevant interactivities for each of the concrete learning objectives, students are challenged to apply their knowledge of content by critically analyzing American Government.

Learn, Engage, Apply...Perform

**Please note - This package contains Connect PLUS American Government which includes a fully integrated eBook, but the eBook will not be ready till March 2011

About this title

About the Author:

Gary Halter is a Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University in College Station. He is a native of Amarillo and Wichita Falls, Texas and his PhD is from the University of Maryland. He served as the Mayor of College Station, Texas for six years and as a council member for five years. He has worked as a consultant to many city councils in Texas and in other states on goal setting and policy making. With Harvey Tucker, is a co-author of the Texas Legislative Almanac.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0077493451
• ISBN 13: 9780077493455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 872