# CURRIC 818: Teaching Controversial Issues | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## course

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### semester

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### course id

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### title

TEACHING CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES

### description

Critically examines different lines of research in controversial issues instruction such as the contextual factors affecting the teaching of controversial topics, and the instructional practices involved in teaching controversial issues. Contextual factors affecting teachers' decisions to teach controversial issues or topics include official curricular policies, community beliefs, emotional histories, and teachers' differing beliefs and sense of purpose. Examines the affordances and constraints of different pedagogical approaches to teaching controversial issues such as the use of discussion and deliberation, as well as pedagogies that recognize the importance of trust, power, emotion, and personal connections.

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### llm summary

CURRIC 818 critically examines research and instructional practices for teaching controversial issues, including contextual factors and pedagogical approaches.

### llm topics

* Contextual factors affecting teaching of controversial topics
* Influences on teacher decisions: policies, community, and personal beliefs
* Pedagogical approaches: discussion, deliberation, trust, and power

### llm skills

* Critical examination of research on teaching controversial issues
* Analysis of pedagogical approaches including discussion and deliberation

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### llm search phrases

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* controversial topics instruction
* discussion deliberation pedagogy
* teacher decision making curriculum

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### statistics

#### gpa

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#### graded

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### grade conflicts

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### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_f03bd0659dd68cc4b7b947c4-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_f03bd0659dd68cc4b7b947c4-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_f03bd0659dd68cc4b7b947c4-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_f03bd0659dd68cc4b7b947c4-0.json)

#### meetings

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course\_f03bd0659dd68cc4b7b947c4-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course_f03bd0659dd68cc4b7b947c4-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_f03bd0659dd68cc4b7b947c4-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_f03bd0659dd68cc4b7b947c4-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

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#### count

26

#### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| CURRIC  |            |

### terms

#### 1204

##### term

1204

##### gpa

4

##### count

11

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| CURRIC  |            |

#### 1242

##### term

1242

##### gpa

3.966666666666667

##### count

15

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| CURRIC  |            |

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

1910

###### gpa

3.665659661747774

###### top Share

82.47780323111171

###### count

71

##### CURRIC

###### size

30

###### gpa

3.9546125216224675

###### top Share

97.96433488008778

###### count

64

#### terms

##### 1204

###### school

###### size

1012

###### gpa

3.703747431523761

###### top Share

84.59811226304916

###### count

65.5

###### CURRIC

###### size

10

###### gpa

3.964884526382595

###### top Share

98.45394736842104

###### count

60.5

##### 1242

###### school

###### size

1295

###### gpa

3.595302892737449

###### top Share

78.36291889885307

###### count

67

###### CURRIC

###### size

19

###### gpa

3.956221261551326

###### top Share

98.12298524743692

###### count

70

## instructor Trends

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]
```

## following

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