Dr. Beverly J. Armento

Armento, Beverly, Ed.D.
Research Professor and Chair
Social Studies Education
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty

Middle/Secondary Education & Instructional Technology Department
Georgia State University, 628 College of Education, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
Telephone: 404-651-2520 ~ Fax: 404-651-2546
E-Mail: barmento@gsu.edu

Academic Degrees

Ed.D., Social Studies Education

1977, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

M.A.T., Economic Education
1969, Krannert Graduate School of Industrial Administration
Purdue University, West LaFayette, Indiana

B.A., Elementary Education
1963, William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey

Professional Experience

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Middle/Secondary Education & Instructional Technology Department

1995-Present--Chairperson

1994-Present--Research Professor

1989-1994--Professor of Social Studies Education

1979-1989--Associate Professor of Social Studies Education

1975-1979--Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education

National Specialized Center for Learning Theory and Economic Education

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

1985-1991--Director

Center for Business and Economic Education

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

1993-Present--Director

1982-1991--Director

1981-1982--Acting Director

1981-1981--Associate Director

Center for Economic Education

University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii

1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 (summers)--Visiting Professor, Economic Education

Indiana University, College of Education, Bloomington, Indiana

1971-1975--Associate Instructor, Social Studies Education

Triple T Teacher Education Program
Native American Teacher Education Program
Urban Teacher Education Program

Bowie State College, Bowie, Maryland

1970-1971--Instructor

Prince George's County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, Maryland

1969-1971--Curriculum Consultant

Prince George's County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Skyline Elementary School, Suitland, Maryland

1966-1968--Teacher (fifth-sixth grade levels)

Sarasota, Florida Public Schools

McIntosh Middle School/Sarasota, Florida

1964-1966--Teacher (fifth-sixth grade levels)

Literacy Advisor, School Newspaper

Bergen County, New Jersey, Paramus Public Schools

Spring Valley Elementary School/Paramus, New Jersey

1963-1964--Teacher (fourth grade level)

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

American Educational Research Association

National Council for the Social Studies

National Association of Economic Educators

Organization of American Historians

Association of Teacher Educators

Professional Service to Community and Profession (non-teaching)

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

1994-Present--Middle Childhood/Generalist Content Review Team Member

1996-Present--Member, Youth and Education Advisory Committee, Atlanta Paralympic Games

1993-1994--Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games: Curriculum Writing Team Leader

1990-Present--Japan-America Society of Georgia; Member, Education Task Force and Chair, JENGA Curriculum Development Project

1990-1993--National Council for the Social Studies; Member, ad hoc Committee to Revise Curriculum Standards

Publications

Books

Armento, Beverly J. (In progress). Constructing Social Knowledge. New York: Longman.

Armento, Beverly J., Jorge Klor de Alva, Gary Nash, Christopher Salter, Louis Wilson, and Karen Wixson (1991, 1994). The Houghton-Mifflin Social Studies Series, K-8. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Publishers.

Armento, Beverly J., Jesus Garcia, and Roy Erickson (1985). The Laidlaw Social Studies Series. Pupil and Teacher Editions, Grades K-6. River Forest, IL: Laidlaw Brothers Publishing Company.

Articles & Chapters

Armento, Beverly J., Francis Rushing, and Wayne Cook. (In press). Issues-Centered Economics Instruction. In Ron Evans and David Saxe (Eds.), Handbook on Teaching Social Issues. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

Armento, Beverly J. (1996). Research on Social Studies Teacher Education. In John Sikula (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Teacher Education, (Second Edition). New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

Armento, Beverly J. (1993). Research on Children's Learning of History: Issues and Implications. National Council for History Education Annual Conference Proceedings. Westlake, Ohio.

Armento, Beverly J. (1993). Reform Revisited: The Story of Elementary Social Studies at the Crest of the 21st Century. In Virginia Wilson, James Litle, and Gerald Wilson (Eds.), Teaching Social Studies: Handbook of Trends, Issues, and Implications for the Future. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

Armento, Beverly J. (1991). Implications of Cultural Diversity for the Social Studies Classroom. In Gary Nash (Ed.), A Teacher's Guide to Multicultural Perspectives in Social Studies. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co.

Armento, Beverly J. (1991). Changing Conceptions of Research on Teaching Social Studies. In James Shaver, (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Teaching and Learning Social Studies. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

Armento, Beverly J. (1990). Economic Socialization. In William T. Callahan, (Ed.), Citizenship for the 21st Century. Foundation for Teaching Economics and Social Studies Development Center, Bloomington, Indiana.

Collins, E. L. and Armento, B. J. (Winter, 1989). The Land and Machines. Elementary Economist, 10 (2), p. 8-9.

Armento, Beverly J. (Fall, 1988). The Airline Deregulation Debate. The Senior Economist, 4 (1), p.14.

Armento, Beverly J. (Summer, 1987). Ideas for Teaching Economics Derived from Learning Theory. Theory into Practice, 26 (3), 176-182.

Armento, Beverly J. (February 1987). Economics for Children. Today's Catholic Teacher, 20 (5), 68-69.

Armento, Beverly J. (1986). Research on Teaching Social Studies. In Merlin C. Wittrock, (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Teaching, Third Edition. Washington, D.C.: American Educational Research Association and Macmillan, 942-951, Chapter 33.

Armento, Beverly J. Assisted by Sharon Flores. (1986). Learning About the Economic World. In Virginia A. Atwood (Ed.), Elementary School Social Studies: Research as a Guide to Practice. Washington, D.C.: National Council for the Social Studies, Bulletin No. 79, 85-101, Chapter 6.

Armento, Beverly J. (1986). Promoting Economic Literacy in the Schools. In Stan Wronski and Don Bragaw, (Eds.), Social Studies and Social Sciences: A Fifty-Year Perspective. Washington, D.C.: National Council for the Social Studies, Bulletin No. 78, 97-110, Chapter 8.

Schug, Mark and Armento, Beverly J. (1985). Teaching Economics to Children. In Mark Schug, (Ed.), Economics in the School Curriculum, K-12. Washington, D.C.: National Education Association and Joint Council on Economic Education, 33-43, Chapter 4.

Armento, Beverly J. (Summer, 1983). A Study of the Basic Economic Concepts Presented in DEEP Curriculum Guides, Grades 7-12. The Journal of Economic Education, 14 (3), 22-27.

Armento, Beverly J. (Spring, 1983). Development of Economic Cognition. Close-Up on Economic and Social Studies Education. Nashville, TN.: Peabody Center for Economic and Social Studies Education at Vanderbilt University.

Armento, Beverly J. (1981). Social Education: A Matter of Values. In Jack Allen, (Ed.), Education in The 80's: Social Studies. Washington, D.C.: National Education Association. 113-118, Chapter 11.

Armento, Beverly J. (April, 1980). Experiencing Economic Concepts: Formal and Informal Concept Learning. Peabody Journal of Education, 57 (3), 160-162.

Armento, Beverly J. (May, 1978). Conceptualizing: A Basic Process in Economic Education. Educational Perspectives, 17 (2), 17-21.

Armento, Beverly J. (1978). Teacher Behavior and Effective Teaching of Concepts. Invited paper presented at American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Meeting, Chicago. ERIC ED 153 949.

Armento Beverly J. (1977). Correlates of Teacher Effectiveness in Social Science Concept Instruction. Paper presented at National Council for Teacher Education Annual Meeting, Cincinnati. ERIC ED 146 660.

Armento Beverly J. (1977). Selected Correlates During Concept Instruction: Their Design, Utility, and Limitations. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association, New York City. ERIC ED 137 290.

Armento Beverly J. (1977). Teacher Behaviors Related to Student Achievement on a Social Science Concept Test. Journal of Teacher Education, 28 (2), 46-52.

Armento Beverly J., Charles Berryman, and W. A. Cochrane. (1977). Using the Newspaper as a Resource for Concept Development. Southern Social Science Quarterly, (April, 1972).

Armento, Beverly J. And Judith Kasper (April, 1972). Let’s Get it Together: A Case for Integrated Teaming. Social Education, 36 (4), 457-459. Reprinted, 1978. Social Studies and The Elementary Teacher; Promises and Practices. An Anthology edited by William W. Joyce and Frank L. Ryan. Bulletin No. 53, National Council for The Social Studies, Washington, D.C.

Betres, James, Beverly Armento, Thomas Brown and Brian Lewis. (May, 1970). A Survival Simulation. The Ohio Council for The Social Studies, No. 3.

Book Reviews

Armento, Beverly J. (February, 1989). Book review on Making Choices for Multicultural Education. In Social Education, 53 (2).

Armento, Beverly J. (September, 1980) Book review on Fifteen Thousand Hours: Secondary Schools and Their Effects on Children by Michael Rutter. Educational Researcher, 9 (8), 27-28.

Armento, Beverly J. (April, 1977). Three Elementary Series: The Sexist Perspective. Social Education, 41 (4), 360-361.

Armento, Beverly and Judith Kasper. (October, 1972). Issues, Ideas, Institutions: A Review of Instructional Media on American Government. Social Education, 36 (6), 647, 654.

Educational Documents and Materials

Armento, Beverly J. & Virginia Causey (Development Team). (1994). Cultural

Diversity; an Element of Change. Three-part film--staff development program produced by GSU and Georgia Public Television. Part I: Teacher Beliefs and Expectations, Part II: Equity concerns in the Curriculum; Part III: School and Community Connections.

Armento, Beverly J. & Tracy Murray (Eds.). (1994). Teaching About Korea: Lessons for Students in Grades 4-12. Korea Foundation and The Korea Studies Council International, N.Y.

Armento, Beverly J., Editor and Project Director. (1992). Economics, Business, Free Enterprise: A Set of Model Lessons for Effectively Implementing the Objectives of the Quality Core Curriculum. Resource Guide for the Georgia Department of Education, Atlanta, GA.

Armento, Beverly J., Editor and Project Director. (1990). It's Our Business. McDonald's Corporation.

Armento, Beverly J., Editor and Project Director. (1987). Scope and Sequence for Economic Education, K-12: A Proposed Framework. National Specialized Center for Learning Theory and Economic Education, Georgia State University.

Armento, Beverly J. and Sharon Flores. (1987). Annotated Bibliography: Theory and Research Related to the Development and Learning of Economics, K-12. National Specialized Center for Learning Theory and Economic Education, Georgia State University.

Armento, Beverly J., Lucien Ellington, Jack Morgan, Tony Suglia, Co-Editors and Authors. (1986). Teaching About the Japanese Economy. Joint Council on Economic Education, New York.

Armento, Beverly J. (1985). Master Teachers of Economic Education Program: A Model for Educational Change. Center for Business and Economic Education, Georgia State University. Publication 85-02.

Armento, Beverly J. Editor and Project Developer, Economic Education Case Studies on Georgia-Based Businesses; this series includes the following instructional materials:

The Great American Cookie Company TM: An Economic Education Case Study for Students in the Early Grades. Publication 95-02.
America's Team and the National Pastime: A Case Study of the Atlanta Braves for High School Students. Publication 86-01.
Egg-Bert: A Case Study of Sutherland's Eggs, Inc. for Students in the Early Grades. Publication 85-01.
Chick-fil-A TM: A Case Study for Students in the Early Grades. Publication 83-02; 93-01.
Keeping Up with the Jones' Kids: A Case Study of the Little People Dolls for Students in the Middle Grades. Publication 83-01.
We're More Than Just Flowers: A Case Study of Hall's Flower Shops, Inc. for Students in the Early Grades. Publication 82-03.
Mathis Dairy's Raw Certified Milk: A Case Study for Middle Grades Students. Publication 82-02.

Armento, Beverly J. and Helen Richardson, Co-Directors, Instructional Materials on Japan (IMAJ) Project. (1986). Five curricular projects on Japan for educators, K-12, developed as part of a $20,000 grant from the U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission.

Armento, Beverly and Edi Guyton. (1982). Economics in the Middle Grades Curriculum: Concepts and Experiences. GSU Center for Business and Economic Education. Publication 82-01.

Armento, Beverly J. (1978). Social Studies Curriculum: Living and Learning with the Handicapped Child. Slide-Tape Program for Teachers. Arlington, Virginia: Media Marketing, Inc.

Grants

Georgia Department of Education. Development of Study Guide for High School Principles of Economics Courses. 1989-1990, funded for $6,000.

Joint Council on Economic Education, "Study on the Development of Economic Understanding in Children." 1983, funded for $1,250.

National Science Foundation, Economics in the Middle School Curriculum; a year-long Teacher Education Project, 1979-80; Funded for $30,000.

College of Education, Georgia State University, Faculty Research Fund, 1979-80, "An Attributional Analysis of Mathematics Striving Behavior."

Professional Activities

Advisory & Leadership

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

1994-Present--Middle Childhood/Generalist Content Review Team Member

1996-Atlanta Paralympic Games

1993-Present--Member, Youth and Education Advisory Committee

National Council for the Social Studies

1989-93--Member, Ad hoc Committee to Revise Curriculum Guidelines 1988-91--Member, Editorial Board, Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning

1978-81-Chair, College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA)

1979-80--Secretary, CUFA Executive Council

1969-70--Member, Professional Jury

National Association of Economic Educators

1984-85--President

1983-84--Secretary

1969-70--Member, Executive Committee

American Educational Research Association

1984-85--Chair, Research on Social Studies Education, Special Interest Group

1981-84--Member, Editorial Board, Handbook of Research on Teaching, Third Edition

1981-84--Member, Publications Committee

1978-81--Member, Editorial Board

Theory and Research in Social Education

1977-87--Member. Editorial Board

Journal of Teacher Education

1977-79--Member, Research Review Board

Project on Sex Stereotyping in Education
1976-78--Member, Advisory Board

Special Awards

Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award

1994--College of Education, Georgia State University

Outstanding Social Studies Educator in Georgia Award
1990--Georgia Council for the Social Sciences

Alumni Distinguished Professor
1985--College of Education, Georgia State University

The Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education
1985--Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge

Maris M. Proffitt and Mary Higgins Proffitt Dissertation Award
1977--Indiana University, Meritorious Achievement

Lieber Memorial Distinguished Teaching Award

1974--Indiana University

Experienced Teacher Fellowship in Economic Education, NDEA Fellowship
1968-69--Purdue University, Indiana

New Jersey State Scholarship
1959--Paterson State College, New Jersey

Rotary Scholarship
1959--Paterson State College

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Middle/Secondary Education & Instructional Technology Department Georgia State University, 628 College of Education, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 Telephone: 404-651-2520 ~ Fax: 404-651-2546 E-Mail: barmento@gsu.edu

Academic Degrees

Professional Experience

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

Professional Service to Community and Profession (non-teaching)

Middle/Secondary Education & Instructional Technology Department
Georgia State University, 628 College of Education, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
Telephone: 404-651-2520 ~ Fax: 404-651-2546
E-Mail: barmento@gsu.edu