subject
Words or phrases used to describe the broad topic of the resource. It can be characterized as describing the subject area of a course of study--e.g., "physics". To describe the topicality of a resource in greater detail, additional controlled vocabularies should be used.
* Indicates general headings that occur under each Level One Subject
| GEM Level 1 | GEM Level 2 |
| Arts |
Architecture Art therapy Careers* Computers in art Dance Drama/dramatics Film History* Informal education* Instructional issues* Music Photography Popular culture* Process skills* Technology* Theater arts Visual arts |
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Educational technology |
Audio-visual equipment Careers* Educational media History* Informal education* Instructional issues* Integrating technology into the classroom Language laboratories Multimedia education Process skills* Staff inservice Technology* Technology planning |
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Foreign languages |
Alphabet Bilingualism Careers* Cultural awareness Grammar History* Informal education* Instructional issues* Linguistics Listening comprehension Process skills* Reading Speaking Spelling Technology* Vocabulary Writing |
| Health |
Aging Body systems and senses Careers* Chronic conditions Consumer health Death and dying Disease Environmental health Family life History* Human sexuality Informal education* Instructional issues* Mental/emotional health Nutrition Process skills* Safety Smoking Substance abuse prevention Technology* |
| Language Arts |
Alphabet Careers* Debate Grammar Handwriting History* Informal education* Instructional issues* Journalism Listening comprehension Literature Mechanics Phonics Process skills* Reading Reading aloud Speech Spelling Story telling Technology* Vocabulary Whole language Writing (composition) |
| Mathematics |
Algebra Applied mathematics Arithmetic Calculus Careers* Discrete mathematics Functions Geometry History* Informal education* Instructional issues* Measurement Number sense Number theory Patterns Probability Process skills* Statistics Technology* Trigonometry |
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Philosophy Note: 2nd level = ERIC Thesaurus “Narrower Terms” |
Aesthetics Careers* Educational Philosophy Epistemology Ethics Existentialism Hermeneutics History* Informal education* Instructional issues* Logic Marxism Phenomenology Platonism Process skills* Semiotics Technology* |
| Physical Education |
Adventure and risk challenge activities Aquatics Careers* Games (educational) Gymnastics(educational) History* Individual sports Informal education* Instructional issues* Motor/movement skills Outdoor education Process skills* Rhythms and dance Skill-related fitness Team sports Technology* |
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Religion Note: 2nd level = ERIC Thesaurus “Narrower Terms” |
Buddhism Careers* Christianity Confucianism History* Informal education* Instructional issues* Islam Judaism Process skills* Taoism Technology* |
| Science |
Agriculture Astronomy Biological and life sciences Biology Botany Careers* Chemistry Earth science Ecology Embryology Engineering Entomology General science Geology Histology History* Informal education* Instructional issues* Metallurgy Meteorology Natural history Oceanography Paleontology Pharmacology Physical sciences Physics Process skills* Space sciences Technology* |
| Social studies |
Anthropology Careers* Civics Comparative political systems Criminology Current events/issues Economics Geography Gerontology History* Human behavior Human relations Informal education* Instructional issues* Process skills* Psychology Social work Sociology State history Technology* Technology and civilization United States Constitution United States government United States history Urban studies World history |
| Vocational education |
Agriculture Allied health occupations Business Careers* Cooperative education Distributive History* Informal education* Instructional issues* Occupational home economics Process skills* School-to-work Tech prep Technical Technology* Trade and industrial |
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